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Police Seek Truck Driver in Fatal Hit and Run Downtown

August 11, 2021 9:28 AM | News


Winnipeg Police Logo CrestWinnipeg police are searching for the driver of a moving truck that allegedly hit a pedestrian during a fatal collision on August 6.

Police say the incident happened at around 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of Broadway and Smith Street.

A woman in her late 80s was attempting to cross Smith Street at Broadway when she was struck and run over by a white five-ton truck travelling eastbound on Broadway. The truck then turned northbound onto Main Street.

Prior to the collision, police found that truck had been travelling northbound on Smith Street and then turned eastbound onto Broadway but cut the curb and struck the pedestrian.

The woman was taken to hospital in critical condition and succumbed to her injuries on August 8.

Anyone with information on the truck or driver is asked to contact police at (204) 986-7085.