Fatal crash shuts down 34 Avenue from Mill Woods Road to 48 Street: Edmonton police

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A 13-year-old boy is dead after a fatal hit-and-run collision in southeast Edmonton early Wednesday morning.

At around 4:05 a.m., police were called to assist emergency medical services paramedics with a hit-and-run involving a cyclist and a vehicle in the eastbound lanes of 34 Avenue east of 48 Street, police said in a Wednesday news release.

Paramedics treated the boy on scene where he later died of his injuries.

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The EPS major collision investigations section has since taken over the investigation. Remnants of the bicycle littered the scene around 9 a.m., and a sheet was laid on the road as traffic reconstruction officers continued to investigate.

Police said investigators are searching for the driver of a blue 2014-2018 Mazda 3 sedan or hatchback that sustained damage to the front end and driver’s side as a result of the collision.

Investigators are asking anyone driving through the Mill Woods area who may have dash camera footage of the collision to contact police at 780-423-4567. Anonymous information can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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