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A 17-year-old girl was killed in a collision yesterday after being struck by a car while crossing the street at an intersection in Pineridge around 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The girl was pinned underneath the vehicle for a period of time as firefighters worked to extract her. Unfortunately, she was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the vehicle, a 75-year-old woman, was not injured and remained at the scene.
Intersection safety concerns had been raised just a day before the collision due to the growing number of pedestrian-related incidents in the city, according to Calgary Police Chief Mark Neufeld. He noted that the number of pedestrian collisions has increased significantly, with more accidents already reported this year.
Timeline of Incidents involving pedestrians | Open Calgary
““It was inevitable it was going to happen,”
Pineridge residents are not surprised about the recent collision at the Pineridge intersection between Rundlehorn drive N.E and 26 Avenue N.E. Local residents had previously raised concerns with the city, requesting the installation of a pedestrian light or traffic lights at the intersection, stating frequent violations of the four-way stop rules.
“It was inevitable it was going to happen – I’ve asked the city more than once to put in a pedestrian light – it would be nice if we had traffic lights but that’s not ever going to happen – but maybe now the city will listen. There’s very few people who stop at that four way stop.”
The intersection reopened about three hours after the collision, but so far, there has been no information regarding the cause of the incident, potential charges, or the identities of the victim or the driver.
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