Inuk woman in wheelchair struck and killed by car on Highway 520

Wheelchair of woman struck by car on Highway 520 (Photo credit : TVA screen capture)

By News Staff

Posted August 19, 2022 10:56 am.

Last Updated August 19, 2022 1:34 pm.

The Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services (NRBHSS) confirmed that the Inuk woman from Puvirnituq struck on Highway 520 has died of her injuries.

A Police investigation is underway to determine what caused the incident on Highway 520 West, Friday morning.

The incident happened at 4:15 a.m. at 55th Avenue in Dorval on Montreal’s West Island.

The woman, in her twenties, was in a wheelchair at the time of the incident and was rushed to hospital in critical condition.

The Sûreté du Québec is working to determine why she was on the highway in her wheelchair.

The driver of the car, a woman in her 60s, was treated for shock.

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