Regina man charged in connection with fatal collision involving a woman waiting at a bus shelter

A 44-year-old man is charged in connection with a fatal collision which claimed the life of a woman waiting at a bus shelter on Dewdney Avenue and Elphinstone Street last October.

After a police four-month investigation, the Regina man was charged with dangerous operation of a conveyance causing death.

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Officers said they, Regina Fire and Protective Services and paramedics responded to the collision shortly after 12 p.m on Oct. 12. 

“When they arrived, they located a seriously injured female lying on the ground. EMS pronounced the 19 year-old victim deceased on scene,” said police in a statement issued Tuesday. 

Police investigation showed the freight truck was travelling east on Dewdney Avenue when the driver “failed to stop at a red light and collided with a vehicle travelling south on Elphinstone Street.”

The south-bound vehicle driver sustained minor injuries, noted police.

“The freight truck collided with several fences and a streetlight before coming to a stop a short distance away in the front yard of a residence on Dewdney Avenue,” said the police force.

The 44-year-old man made his first court appearance Tuesday in provincial court.