An elderly man has died from injures he received Friday, January 5 about 11:45 a.m. in a left-turn accident at Adelaide St. W at Sheppard St. The victim, 85, was attempting to cross Adelaide apparently on the east side of the intersection and was hit by an SUV making a left turn off Sheppard. Signals for pedestrians control the west side of the intersection of Adelaide, which is one-way eastbound. The death may be seen as part of an alarming series of fatalities since the year began. There have been 26 deaths on OPP-patrolled roads, an increase of 271 percent over 2017 according to the OPP and a figure that does not include deaths in municipalities. .
26 people have died on provincial roads so far this year. An increase of 271% from 2017.
Save a life. #DriveSafe #OPPStats pic.twitter.com/zjc9E26Gba— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) January 15, 2018
