Woman dead after being struck by vehicle in N.E. Calgary crosswalk [Video]

A woman in her late 50s is dead after she was struck by a vehicle in Calgary’s northeast on Friday evening.

Police say the woman was in a marked crosswalk, making her way across Laguna Way at 43rd Avenue N.E., when she was hit.

It happened just after 5:30 p.m.

EMS say she was transported in critical, life-threatening condition to the Peter Lougheed Centre, which was the closest hospital to the scene.

Police confirm she later died.

The driver remained at the scene.

Police say speed and intoxication are not considered factors.

But officers on scene pointed out a burnt-out light standard in the vicinity of the crash.

No word on whether charges are pending.