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Truck hits family in Edmonton crosswalk, killing three-year-old boy: police

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 28 Jun, 2024 09:38 AM
  • Truck hits family in Edmonton crosswalk, killing three-year-old boy: police

Police say a three-year-old boy has died after a pickup truck hit a family crossing a street in Edmonton.

Police say the truck had quickly stopped at in intersection in the city's southwest while a woman and her two young children were in a marked crosswalk.

They say the truck turned left, running over the boy and hitting his mother and seven-year-old sister.

The boy was pronounced dead at the scene, and the woman and girl were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The driver was not injured and remained at the scene.

Police say speed an alcohol are not believed to be factors.

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