Alexandra Paul dead at 31: Olympic figure skater killed in 7-car pile-up as 10-month-old son survives horror crash
Olympic figure skater Alexandra Paul has died at the age of 31.
Paul was in one of the seven vehicles struck by an out-of-control truck that plowed through a construction zone in Melancthon Township, 70 miles north of Toronto.
The truck reportedly failed to slow down in time before slamming into the lineup of cars shortly after 3pm, The Canadian Press reported.
She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The olympian’s 10-month-old son was sat in the back of the vehicle and miraculously survived the impact.
He was transported to a nearby children’s hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Paul and her partner and husband, Mitchell Islam, won multiple international medals, scooped three Canadian championship medals and competed at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, placing 18th.
She retired from competitive skating in 2016.
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