Woman killed in two-vehicle collision

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Residents living near the intersection of Inkster Boulevard and King Edwards Street are devastated after a crash left a woman dead and a man hospitalized early Saturday morning.

“I was heartbroken, I said to my wife, ‘I think this could’ve been avoided,’” said a man living in a nearby apartment complex.”We’ve been complaining to the City of Winnipeg to put a red-light camera there because, sooner or later, we knew something was going to happen.”

Around 12:30 a.m., police responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection. Paramedics were already on scene when officers arrived, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a Saturday release.

An unidentified female driver died at the scene, and a 21-year-old man was transported to the hospital in stable condition.

The WPS traffic division is investigating the crash.

The man, who declined to provide his name, has lived beside the intersection for more than a decade and seen numerous collisions. He was sleeping at the time of the crash, but his wife heard a “big smash” and went out to investigate, he said.

He woke later to the news.

The man believes a camera might dissuade drivers from speeding on the street, which runs past École Stanley Knowles School and has a posted speed limit of 70 kilometres per hour. He has previously written to a member of Parliament asking them to bring a camera to the intersections, he said.

Eyewitness accounts, licence plate numbers and dash, business and home surveillance video footage are among the crucial evidence that assist police in traffic investigations.

Another woman, living in a house on the other side of Inkster, said police came to her home asking if she had video footage of the accident.

She did not.

The death is the latest in a rising number of fatalities to hit Winnipeg’s streets.

More than 21 people, including vehicle occupants, have been killed in road collisions this year, compared to nine in 2021.

Pedestrians have also fallen victim to dangerous drivers. With eleven dying in Winnipeg so far this year, compared to six in 2021, police data show.

Most recently, a pedestrian was killed Dec. 3 on the southbound Century Street entrance to the St. James Bridge in another two-vehicle collision. Four others died in hit-and-runs within a few weeks span in October. Police have not announced any updates on the status of the investigations.

Traffic was closed in all directions on King Edward between Kinver and Garton Avenues, and on Inkster between Groverdale Avenue and Keewatin Street, police said in a tweet just before 8 a.m.

The WPS is investigating the accident and asking anybody with information about the crash to contact police at 204-986-7085 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477.

tyler.searle@freepress.mb.ca