REGINA — A trial in Regina heard details Monday about the final moments for a woman who was killed when a freight truck smashed through a bus shelter while she was inside. Marvellous Ugochukwu, 19, died of blunt force trauma to the head. The operator of the truck, Biniam Emaha, is charged with dangerous driving causing death in the October 2025 crash. It’s alleged Emaha failed to stop at a red light. His truck then crashed into another vehicle and from there careened into the bus shelter before ending up in a yard. Photos presented in court Monday show the truck leaving a path of broken glass and debris, and the woman’s body, covered by a blue tarp, underneath the vehicle. It all began shortly after noon on a rainy Oct. 12. Elijah Stonechild, 23, testified Monday he was driving to the gym when the truck smashed into the passenger side of his car at the intersection of Elphinstone Street and Dewdney Avenue. Stonechild told court he had a green light, and as he began driving through the intersection, he said he looked right and saw the truck driving straight toward him. “All I could do was brace,” he said. Photos of Stonechild’s car presented in court show the passenger side was crumpled and one headlight had popped out. Stonechild was taken to hospital by ambulance and told court he wasn’t aware of the other crash involving Ugochukwu. He said he suffered deep tissue bruises. “I could not sleep properly for two months,” Stonechild said. Defence lawyer Foster Weisgerber asked Stonechild if he was impaired, to which Stonechild replied, “No.” Also asked about the weather, Stonechild said it was lightly raining and that he needed to use his windshield wipers. Police officers also testified. Const. Joshua Jakuvowsk told court he was called to attend the crash while on patrol that day. He said he first went to Stonechild, who appeared shaken. The officer then approached Emaha, who had looked calm, he said. “He wasn’t worked up,” Jakuvowsk told court. He said Emaha was co-operative, “but you could tell he was thinking about what had just happened.” Jakuvowsk said another officer informed him that Ugochukwu was underneath the truck. Other first responders were tending to her, he said. Ugochukwu was declared dead on scene at 12:16 p.m. Const. Jeremy Myhra told court he had later placed Emaha under arrest and read the charge and his rights to him. “I didn’t indicate any signs of intoxication. He was pretty withdrawn, looked like he was in shock at the time,” Myhra said. Court heard the truck is owned by the Saskatchewan Health Authority. Emaha was sitting in the gallery with his family members. Two other drivers who witnessed the crash testified. Camryn Lehne, 25, told court she was approaching the intersection, preparing to stop, when she saw the truck strike Stonechild’s car. She said the car had spun around when it was hit. “It seemed like (the truck) was going fairly quickly,” Lehne testified. She said she spoke with Stonechild to see if he was OK but didn’t go check on Emaha. Lehne said it was lightly raining when she was driving and that it began to pour down harder when she was later filling out her police statement. The trial is scheduled to continue for the remainder of the week. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 2, 2026. Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press
