Memorial service, funeral for Ukrainian girl killed in hit-and-run

Ukrainian child killed hit-and-run Montreal - Mariia Legenkovska. (Credit: Facebook)

By News Staff

Posted December 20, 2022 10:57 am.

Last Updated December 20, 2022 11:54 am.

A memorial service will be held Tuesday night for the seven-year-old Ukrainian girl who was killed in a hit-and-run in Montreal.

Mariia Legenkovska was struck by a motorist while walking to school on the morning of Dec. 13 – two months after fleeing the war in Ukraine with her mother and two siblings.

The girl’s father is fighting in Ukraine against the Russian invasion.

The memorial service will be held at the Saint-Sophie Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Montreal at 7:30 p.m.

Several members of the Ukrainian community are expected in attendance.

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Mariia’s funeral, also at Saint-Sophie, is scheduled for Wednesday at 10 a.m.

Meanwhile the church is spearheading a fundraiser for the Legenkovska family.

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