Police say pickup truck had quickly stopped at an intersection while a woman and her two young children were in a marked crosswalk
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 and alcohol are not believed to be factors.
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