Medicine Hat woman struck by vehicle after ‘short cutting’ marked crosswalk
Medicine Hat, AB – Around 5:45 p.m on Saturday, members of the Medicine Hat Police Service (MHPS) responded to a call that a woman had been struck by a vehicle near the Co-op mall on 13th Ave.
When police arrived, they were informed that an elderly woman had attempted to cross 13th Ave., outside of the marked crosswalk.
Road conditions at that time were reported as slippery, causing the woman to be struck by an oncoming motorist.
EMS then transported the woman to the Medicine Hat Hospital with serious, but not life threatening injuries.