Woman dead, struck by dump truck in Ottawa’s Elmvale Acres neighbourhood

Incident details

A woman in her 50s is dead after being struck by a red dump truck in Ottawa’s Elmvale Acres neighbourhood.

• The incident, according to CTV News Ottawa, took place in the area of Smyth Road and Russell Road shortly after 10 a.m. ET on April 30.
• No injures were reported for the driver of the red dump truck. They remained at the scene and are cooperating with Ottawa police.
• A significant portion of Smyth Road was closed for several hours.

Witnesses sought

Anyone with information on the fatal collision, including cellphone or dashcam footage, is asked to contact Ottawa police.

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Legal resources

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