A woman is dead after she was hit by a snowplow in a Truro parking lot, Monday morning.

In a post on social media, Truro Police Service it happened around 6:30 a.m. on Queen Street in front of a car dealership.

The 54-year-old woman was taken to hospital where she later died.

Police say the snowplow involved in the tragic incident was a private contractor, while the woman was walking across the parking lot.

Her name will not be released until her family is notified.

The investigation is ongoing.