There was a tragic turn of events on Wednesday in Quinte West, Ont., as a woman was struck and killed by a vehicle in front of her parents’ home, which had burned down just hours before.
Candice Canning, 31, was interviewed by Global News after she arrived at her parents’ home on Bellevue Drive just after 10 a.m., unsure of whether they were still in the burning house.
Although her parents were safe from the flames, just hours later, Candice and her husband were struck by a vehicle passing her parent’s home.
“We were leaving together to go back to her car,” Candice’s husband Bennett said. “When a vehicle approached and hit both myself and Candice.”
Candice took the brunt of the collision, and Bennett said the vision of his wife flying through the air, landing what he estimates was about 50 feet away is seared into his mind.
Paramedics performed CPR on Candice on the way to the hospital, but she eventually succumbed to her injuries Wednesday evening.
While his injuries are minor, Canning’s husband said they’re nothing compared to the extreme pain of losing his wife.
“This is the love of my life,” Bennett Canning said of his wife. “We’ve known each other for over 30 years.”
Candice’s sister-in-law, Kalua said that her parents are “really shaken up.”
“They just lost their home, now they’ve lost their daughter.”
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Meanwhile, Quinte West Fire has determined the fire on Bellevue Drive was accidental, and electrical in nature.
After weeks of investigating, OPP say they have not laid charges on the driver of the vehicle.
The investigation concluded that the driver was not at fault for the collision.
According to OPP, the pedestrians were crossing the roadway in an unlit area during low light conditions and were dressed in dark clothing. Police say the vehicle was driving in the proper lane and speed was not a factor in the collision.
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