A little girl ran into traffic and died Sunday evening in northeast Edmonton.
The Edmonton Police Service said the crash happened around 5:15 p.m. in the McConachie area.
A four-year-old girl was walking through a parking lot with her mom near 66 Street and 170 Avenue, when the child broke free from her mother and ran away.
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The girl ran onto 66 Street, which is a 60 km/h collector route to Anthony Henday Drive, and was struck by a Jeep.
Police said bystanders immediately began lifesaving measures. EMS rushed the girl to the Stollery Children’s Hospital where she died.
The 23-year-old woman driving the Jeep remained on scene.
The Edmonton police major collision investigations section is investigating but said speed and impairment are not factors in the crash.
EPS crime and trauma-informed support services are being offered to everyone involved in the tragic collision.
They have to say this for legal reasons. They also have to include that the driver was not speeding or intoxicated. This is to clarify the “what” in answering all the details of an incident. Journalism 101. I could easily assume that the driver was speeding and could have avoided hitting the child, right? This info prevents bias from creeping in to the narrative.
Rest in peace, child.
TGG you neither know that the child was disobedient, not that the parent ‘didn’t care’. To toss those baseless suggestions in at the end of your other comments reveals what kind of sick minded half-wit you really are.
I had predicted something like this, the area is just too busy, and now I believe the city should think about lowering the speed limit on these two lane main roads until they are fully finished. There is too much traffic, better flow = less traffic congestion. Another question – why did the child not obey the parent or did the parent not even care that the child ran?
Girl runs into traffic and loses her life. Horrifying. But the police close down the street for hours, measurements, drone photos, drawings and markers. The conclusion: Girl runs into traffic and loses her life. Never understood why there is all the time and traffic disruption for something so obvious.
Why the comment that speed or impairment was not the issue? A child rand out into the busy street and got run over. Period
It makes it appear that impairment or speed is to be expected as a cause
Time to clean up the bias.