TORONTO — An 85-year-old woman is dead after she was struck by a street sweeper in north Toronto on Tuesday morning.
Police say officers and paramedics responded just after 9 a.m. to reports a sweeper had collided with the woman, who was walking in the Lawrence Avenue and Leslie Street area.
Police say the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the city called the incident tragic and expressed sympathy for the victim’s family and the city employee, who police say is a 39-year-old man.
The city says it is fully co-operating with the investigation.
Police are asking any residents in the Tremont Crescent area who have video surveillance to contact investigators.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 21, 2022.
Note to readers: This is a corrected story. A previous version had the incorrect day of the week.
