

Paul Johnston, CP24.com





A woman has died after being struck by a dump truck in downtown Toronto Friday afternoon.

It happened at Queen and Jarvis streets shortly after 2 p.m.

The woman, believed to be 40 years old, was pronounced dead at the scene, paramedics said.

Witnesses at the scene told CP24 that the woman was struck by a dump truck travelling south on Jarvis Street as she was crossing from the west to the east side.

The truck had the right of way, the witnesses said.

“She was walking with her head down,” witness Brian Corscadden said at the scene.

“It’s a sad situation. The (truck driver) had no chance, at all, to stop in time.”

The driver of the vehicle involved remained at the scene, Toronto police Const. Clint Stibbe said.

Jarvis Street was closed in both directions for several hours due to the police investigation.

It was reopened shortly before 6 p.m.