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\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\nPolice say a man is dead after he allegedly ran a red light and crashed into a fire truck in central Edmonton on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
The Edmonton Police Service believes speed and alcohol are possible factors in the 44-year-old man\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
Authorities say around 8:30 p.m., a Kia Sedona ran a red light while going east on Kingsway Avenue and it struck an Edmonton Fire Rescue Services (EFRS) truck going north on 101 Street.<\/p>\n
The driver of the minivan was taken to hospital where he died of his injuries. The driver of the fire truck was also hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, police say.<\/p>\n
Witnesses tell CityNews the accident was \u201cpretty devastating\u201d and \u201chorrific.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI was sleeping with my dogs and heard a really loud crash, and then the horn from the fire truck was blaring,\u201d recounted Kelly, who saw the immediate aftermath of the collision.<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew it was a fatality because the front was pushed in.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kelly says that intersection is a high-traffic area that\u2019s particularly dangerous.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey got to do something to fix it because there\u2019s a lot of accidents,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of people that are homeless, and they\u2019ve got hit by vehicles too. So they need some kind of signs to say slow down.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another witness, Chance, says the accident happened when he was coming home from work. He told CityNews something needs to be done about that specific area because it\u2019s always filled with people and fast-moving vehicles.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think they have to help people about the security and also to communicate with some drivers when they are in this area that they should be careful when they are driving because this area is so dangerous and it\u2019s so busy with people.\u201d<\/p>\n
The EPS major collision investigations section (MCIS) is leading the investigation.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\tA sign for Kingsway Avenue, near the scene of a fatal crash involving a fire truck. (CityNews) <\/p>\n
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