The driver who hit and killed a 21-year-old woman this week was fleeing the scene of another crash, according to Halifax police.
The woman was in a marked crosswalk at the time.
First responders were called to the area of Robie Street and Veterans Memorial Lane — in the area of the QEII hospital — at around 5:45 p.m. Monday.
Deputy Chief Dave Meldrum with Halifax Fire previously told Global News firefighters arrived to find a woman with serious injuries “adjacent to several damaged automobiles.”
According to a Wednesday update from Halifax Regional Police, a vehicle had been travelling on Jubilee Road when it was involved in a collision with another vehicle.
“The vehicle fled the scene and went up Jubilee Road, during which time it struck the pedestrian and came to a stop,” said police spokesperson Const. Martin Cromwell.
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“It struck two other vehicles at that point, which caused it to come to a stop.”
Cromwell confirmed there was no …