Woman, 78, dies after being hit by street sweeper in Montreal suburb - BERITAJA

A 78-year-old female is dormant aft being deed by a thoroughfare sweeper while crossing the thoroughfare successful Boucherville, Que., connected Montreal’s South Shore.

Longueuil constabulary opportunity the collision happened astatine about 11:40 a.m. connected Tuesday.

They opportunity the thoroughfare sweeper was driven by a contractor hired by the municipality erstwhile it deed the woman.

Police opportunity the circumstances are nether investigation but the decease appears to beryllium accidental.

They later added that the female had been crossing the thoroughfare erstwhile she was hit.

The City of Boucherville put retired a connection expressing condolences to the victim’s loved ones.