11-year-old girl recovering after hit and run at notorious Calgary intersection
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An 11-year-old girl is recovering after an apparent hit and run, the latest pedestrian hit at an intersection notorious for poor drivers.
An 11-year-old girl is recovering following an apparent hit and run in the southeast Calgary community of Erin Woods.
Reports of the collision came in just after 8 a.m. Wednesday. Police heard a girl was hit by a white Toyota car while in a crosswalk near the corner of 36 Street and Erin Woods Blvd S.E. The driver of the vehicle left the scene before police arrived.
The girl, on her way to catch a school bus to St. Damien School in nearby Dover, was taken to hospital in non-life threatening condition.
A Calgary Catholic School District spokesperson told Global News the family shared that the child is in stable condition.
“Police continue to investigate and are canvassing the area for witnesses and CCTV that could help identify the vehicle and driver,” a statement from CPS reads.
Area residents have known for years how dangerous the intersection of Erin Woods Blvd. and Erin Dale Cres. S.E can be.
“It’s horrible, horrible. Nobody stops at that crosswalk,” Brianna Skotniski told Global News.
“There’s been so many times I’ve seen people in that crosswalk, and cars just go right through it.”
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