Female cyclist dies after being hit by truck in the Annex
The scene in Toronto's Annex neighbourhood where a female cyclist was struck and killed on Tuesday.
Catherine McDonald/Global News
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A female cyclist has died after she was struck by a truck near the University of Toronto St. George campus in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood late Tuesday morning.
Emergency services responded to a call about a cyclist struck around noon at St. George and Bloor Streets.
Toronto police said the woman was without vital signs and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said the driver remained at the scene.
The victim has not yet been identified. It is unclear at this time what caused the collision.
Bloor is closed from Huron Street to Devonshire Place and St. George is closed from Prince George Avenue to Sussex Avenue as police investigate.
Const. Clint Stibbe told Global News that this is the 32nd person killed on the street of Toronto in 2018, compared to 27 at this time in 2017.
—With files from Catherine McDonald
© 2018 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
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