A 69-year-old woman who was hit by an SUV while crossing a street in northeast Calgary on Tuesday morning later died of her injuries.
The collision happened around 7:40 a.m. at the intersection of 68 Street N.E. and 12 Avenue N.E., between the neighbourhoods of Abbeydale and Marlborough Park.
Calgary police believe the woman was in a marked crosswalk, going across 68 Street N.E., when she was hit by a southbound a Mitsubishi Outlander driven by a 62-year-old man.
The scene of a fatal pedestrian collision at the intersection of 68 Street N.E. and 12 Avenue N.E. In Calgary, Alta. on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.
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The SUV came to a stop on the south side of the crosswalk and the driver remained at the scene, police said.
The woman suffered serious injuries and was taken in life-threatening condition to hospital, where she later passed away.
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Neither excessive speed or impairment are considered to be factors in this collision, but police said the driver failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk is.
No charges have been laid. The Calgary Police Service Traffic Section continues to investigate the collision.
The Calgary Police Service Traffic Section investigating a fatal pedestrian collision at the intersection of 68 Street N.E. and 12 Avenue N.E. on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.
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Anyone with information or dashcam footage is asked to contact the Calgary Police Service non-emergency line at 403-266-1234.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers.
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