Senior, 71, killed crossing southeast Edmonton avenue at marked crosswalk

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A 71-year-old man is lifeless after an early morning pedestrian collision in southeast Edmonton Tuesday.

In a day information launch, metropolis police stated they acquired a 6:26 a.m. report of a severe collision involving a pedestrian and a truck. It was reported that the person was crossing the road at a marked crosswalk at 17 Road and 19 Avenue when he was struck by a Ford F-350 truck travelling northbound on 17 Road.

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EMS paramedics handled the person on the scene however he was declared lifeless. The motive force of the truck, a 57-year-old man, remained on the scene, police stated, and reported no accidents.

Town police main collision investigations part is investigating.

Simply earlier than 10 a.m., investigators had been surveying the scene because the Ford F-350 Tremendous Obligation truck sat idle in the midst of 17 Road. A tarp was on the road instantly behind the truck.

Police closed each lanes of 17 Road and 19 Avenue for a number of hours whereas they investigated.

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