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Woman dies after being struck by vehicle

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Police investigating collision

Police tape blocks off the scene of a fatal crash Thursday involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. (Radio-Canada)

A woman has died after being hit by a vehicle on Carling Avenue on Thursday afternoon.

The collision happened just before 4 p.m. near the intersection of Carling and Edgeworth avenues.

According to paramedics, the elderly woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Carling Avenue was closed in both directions between Woodroffe Avenue and the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway, but it was reopened around 9 p.m.

Police said the driver remained at the scene, and an investigation is underway.