A former Canadian Olympic figure skater was killed in a car accident Aug. 22 while sitting in a stationary vehicle with her infant son.
Alexandra Paul, 31, died after a transport truck collided with six stationary vehicles stopped in a construction zone Tuesday in Ontario, People reported. Paul was declared dead at the scene, while her infant son was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Two other males and a female were also transported to a local hospital for the injuries they sustained in the collision, the Ontario Provincial Police reported.
Paul represented Canada as an ice dancer with her husband and partner, Mitchell Islam, during the 2014 Sochi Olympics. After winning multiple international medals, the couple retired from competition in 2016, BBC News reported. (RELATED: US Olympic Ski Jumper Dies At 24)
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