A 21-year-old woman is dead after being hit by a vehicle near the University of Calgary Thursday morning.
Emergency crews responded to a serious collision at 24th Avenue and Upper Place Northwest at around 8:15 a.m.
According to police, an eastbound small hatchback vehicle, being driven by a 41-year-old man, hit the woman while she was crossing the road at a spot without a designated crosswalk.
The woman was taken to hospital by ambulance in critical, life-threatening condition and succumbed to her injuries a short time later.
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The driver remained on scene following the collision.
The intersection was closed to traffic for several hours and police asked drivers to avoid the area while officers investigated, but roads in the area reopened shortly after 12:30 p.m.
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Investigators have ruled out excess speed and alcohol as suspected factors but believe the position of the sun relative to the driver’s line of sight may have played a role.
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