As the OPP continue to investigate a deadly collision on the QEW in Oakville last week, the victim’s family and friends are trying to come to terms with her death.

Heather Kakakaway died Friday, one day after she was hit by a transport truck on the QEW near Dorval Drive in Oakville.

Police said the 34-year-old Kakakaway was a passenger in a vehicle when the driver suddenly pulled over on the highway and she got out around 10 p.m. Thursday.

She was transported by Halton paramedics to Hamilton General Hospital, where she was on life support for several hours until she was pronounced dead early Friday.

Family and friends online described her as a loving mother, sister, cousin and friend.

“My heart hurts,” said Christine Cross Child, a cousin of Kakakaway, said in a Facebook post, adding “it was a huge shock.”

LR Louie Rosella is a reporter and editor for InsideHalton.com and its sister papers. Reach him via email: lrosella@metroland.com

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