One of the elderly people who was struck by a tow truck crossing the street in the town of Mount Royal has died.

Marianne Allaire Morin said, "The 84-year-old woman died in the hospital, while her husband remains in critical condition."

The couple was crossing the street at the intersection of Clyde Road and Dresden Street around 11:20 AM on Monday when the municipal truck driver turned left onto Dresden and struck them while they were crossing the street. The tow truck driver was treated for shock at the scene.

The collision is still under investigation as police await the availability of surveillance camera footage. A post on the Montreal suburb's Facebook page stated that a city worker was driving to assist another vehicle in the city that had broken down when the collision occurred.