Hamilton police say a woman died after being hit by a vehicle near the intersection of Main Street West and Locke Street South in a collision that witnessed a comparison to a “tornado” on Thursday afternoon.
Ambulance crews were called to the scene around 2:10 p.m.
A pedestrian was taken to hospital with no signs of life, according to Dave Thompson, a superintendent of Hamilton Paramedic Services. Resuscitation activities continue, he added.
In an update posted on Twitter at 4:48 p.m., police said a 40-year-old woman had died from her injuries. They asked residents to avoid the area while the investigation continues.
This is the 10th time a pedestrian has died in an accident this year.
Police continue to investigate a clash in the Locke St. & Chief St.W. in
An update will be provided once it is available.
Please avoid the area while the investigation continues.
– @HamiltonPolice
Richard Newsham was walking down Main Street when he said he witnessed a pinball machine in the porch, sign and light pole.
The traffic was like a “parking lot” when a black car suddenly sped up and jumped over the curb, he said.
The vehicle “crashed into the house, the sign, the building, mostly rolled across the sidewalk,” Newsham said.
“The last thing I saw before the tornado was the driver of a DART bus on the sidewalk.
DARTS is a non-profit service that provides affordable transit to Hamilton. A spokesman said the organization had no comment when it contacted CBC Hamilton on Thursday.
Richard Newsom said he was walking down Main Street when he saw a black car speeding up and onto the sidewalk, damaging the porch and the DARTS bus that was parked there. (Dan Taekema / CBC)
Inside the police lane that bypassed the intersection was a heavily damaged black car with deployed airbags.
Broken windows and scattered car parts covered the road, and a DARTS bus with a door hanging from the side could be seen a short distance away.
Newsom was in the area to pick up documents and said he was about 24 meters from where the crash began.
If it wasn’t for his dog, which was slowing him down, he would be much closer, he said.
“It’s disturbing,” Newsham said. “This is the worst accident I’ve ever seen.”
The witness said he saw a woman get out of the black car and appeared to be “moving well”.
A man and a woman, visibly upset at the crash site, said they were relatives of a 70-year-old woman who drove the black car.
The collision is the latest in a series of disasters in the city, including several in the area.
“Enough!” tweet Ward 3 Coun. Nrinder Nann Thursday. She added that she was working with District 1 spokeswoman Maureen Wilson “on a proposal to tackle these deadly streets”.
A man and a girl were injured in a truck crash on King Street West and Dundurn Street South on April 25.
Police described the site as the top 10 crossroads in the city at the time.
Counselors in Hamilton also recently approved safety reviews at two intersections following a series of pedestrian crashes.
One of those intersections is Dundern and Main Street West, just a short distance from the crash site on Thursday.
A 14-year-old girl who investigators said was returning from school was hit and seriously injured on March 30th. Police said she has been released from hospital since then, but her recovery is ongoing.
The clash on Thursday comes a day after Hamilton councilors voted to reconsider recommendations for safer and more accessible walking, cycling or public transport. The recommendations were made by the Gulf Climate Change Council in their report “Travel Options” and include improving the sidewalk-to-road ratio in the city and completing “walk audits” in certain areas.
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