Senior who reported no injuries dies days after west Edmonton crash; police seek witnesses

Edmonton Police Service generic. (Sean McClune/CTV News Edmonton)

Edmonton police are seeking witnesses to a car crash in west Edmonton after a senior who previously reported no injuries died days later in hospital.

An 82-year-old man and his 78-year-old passenger, a woman, were exiting Whitemud Drive onto 170 Street northbound on April 30 around 1:30 p.m..

As the car entered the off-ramp intersection, it was hit on the driver’s side by a 2010 Mazda 3, driven by a 29-year-old man, police said.

No one reported any injuries and both parties went to a Collision Reporting Centre on their own.

On May 2, however, the 78-year-old woman’s condition “declined significantly” at home. She went to the hospital by ambulance and died the next day.

Police were made aware of her death on Monday and their major collisions section is now looking into it. Investigators are looking for witnesses or dashcam footage from anyone in the area at the time.

Anyone with information is asked to call Edmonton police at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a cell phone.