(Quebec) An octogenarian died Monday afternoon in Quebec City when she was hit by a vehicle on Chemin Sainte-Foy.
Posted at 8:27 p.m.
According to the Quebec City Police Service (SPVQ), emergency services were called around 5:20 p.m. to assist the woman, on Chemin Sainte-Foy near Rue Beauregard.
First responders arrived at the scene to provide first aid to the victim, who had serious injuries. She was then transported to a hospital center where she was pronounced dead.
The driver of the vehicle involved, a man in his twenties, was traveling westbound on Chemin Sainte-Foy when he collided with the pedestrian.
Chemin Sainte-Foy, between rue Beauregard and the Robert-Bourassa highway, was closed to traffic so that investigators and forensic identification technicians can reconstruct the accident and establish the causes.