Montreal Police say a pedestrian was struck and killed by a truck Wednesday morning near where the old Children's hospital once stood.
Police say at around 11:20 a.m., a truck travelling westbound on Tupper St., tried to turn south onto Atwater Ave. when he struck the pedestrian, who was trying to cross Atwater.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim's identity has not yet been released. The driver of the truck, a 57-year-old man, was treated for shock.