Fatal overnight collision that on Walterdale Bridge under investigation
Posted July 15, 2020 4:02 pm.
Last Updated July 15, 2020 7:19 pm.
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EDMONTON (CityNews) – Edmonton Police Service is investigating a fatal collision on the Walterdale Bridge Tuesday night.
The incident began as a traffic stop around 8 p.m. when officers attempted to pull over a Honda Accord. The driver of the Accord fled, and the EPS vehicle pursued.
Shortly after, the Accord was involved in a collision with an unrelated second vehicle on the Walterdale Bridge.
Walterdale bridge is currently closed due toa 2 vehicle collison. Police & EMS are on scene. #yeg pic.twitter.com/jJ4d43jDA5
— Siddi Chudal (@s_chudal) July 15, 2020
Bystanders pulled the 33-year-old male driver and a 29-year-old male passenger from the Accord.
The driver died on scene while the passenger was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The 21-year-old male driver of the second vehicle was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) are investigating. They are asking witnesses to contact them at 780-644-1483.
