Alberta woman dies after vehicle hits her

A 26-year-old Alberta woman died Tuesday evening after she was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross Second Avenue.

A 26-year-old Alberta woman died Tuesday evening after she was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross Second Avenue.

The woman’s name has not been released at the request of her family.

She was struck at the crosswalk at the intersection of Second Avenue and Steele Street at approximately 7 p.m., Whitehorse RCMP said this morning.

Upon reaching the scene with Emergency Medical Services personnel, police determined that the driver of a vehicle travelling north on Second Avenue collided with the woman.

The woman, from Westlock, Alta., was immediately transported to Whitehorse General Hospital with “very serious injuries,“ says the police release.

She later died in hospital.

The occupants of the vehicle, whose names weren’t released, were not injured. Weather, road conditions and alcohol were not factors in the collision, police said.

A portion of Second Avenue was closed for several hours while police conducted their investigation.

No decision has been made on whether charges will be laid. The fatal accident remains under investigation by the RCMP and the Yukon Coroners Service.

Police are thanking the members of the public who helped the woman prior to the arrival of emergency personnel.

This was the second serious pedestrian collision in Whitehorse in two days.

On Monday afternoon, a 57-year-old woman was medevaced to an Edmonton hospital in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle on the Alaska Highway in Porter Creek.

Anyone who witnessed either of the accidents and has not yet spoken with investigators is asked to contact the Whitehorse RCMP at 867-667-5555.