Fredericton woman dies after being hit by tow truck

A University of New Brunswick student died Thursday after beingstruck by a tow truck in Fredericton.

Cpl. Martin Gaudet, spokesman for the Fredericton Police Department, said 26-year-old Leslie Bruce was walking on the highway behind the Aitken Centre when she was hit by the truck.

It was the second accident involving a pedestrian in Fredericton on Thursday. A 50-year-old man lost his left leg afterhe was pinned between a truck and a guardrail in another area of the city. He is expected to recover.

Gaudet said an investigation is underway in both cases.

There's such a wide variety of why these accidents take place," he said. "Driver error, pedestrian error, weather conditions. ... It's very important for us to do a thorough investigation to be fair to all parties."

Bruce was the 28th pedestrian to be struck by a car in the city this year and the second to die.

Fredericton police have begun a special study on pedestrian accidents in the city.