A woman in her 60s is dead after being struck by a vehicle near the Lady Aberdeen Bridge in Gatineau Saturday afternoon, police say. The woman was walking east on rue Jacques-Cartier when she was hit by a westbound vehicle about to turn onto boulevard Fournier. The driver then fled the scene, police said. Police said the woman was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. As of 5:30 p.m., the southbound lanes of the Lady Abderdeen bridge remained closed to traffic.

Source: CBC News December 16, 2017 22:41 UTC