A 35-year-old woman was struck and killed by a cube van on Wednesday night while crossing the street.
Quebec provincial police (SQ) said that a 911 call at around 9:30 p.m. reported an accident on Route 133 near Highway 35 in the municipality of Saint-Sebastien, about 40 kilometres southeast of Montreal.
SQ spokesperson Louis-Philippe Rouel said that emergency services arrived on the scene and began transporting the woman to the hospital, but she, unfortunately, succumbed to her injuries en route.
It appears no criminal element was involved.
“We don’t have any information that would sustain this kind of idea,” said Rouel. “For now it’s only a bad accident.”
The driver of the cube van did not sustain any injuries.
SQ collision reconstructionists were on the scene overnight.