Traffic fatalities in Edmonton are on the rise. The latest of which happened Monday night.

Police say a 78-year-old man driving a Volkswagen Tiguan swerved across westbound lanes of 106 Avenue and went over a curb before colliding with a traffic light near 75 Street.

He died in hospital, and police believed the driver had experienced a medical episode.

With this latest death, 2025 traffic fatalities have reached 31 so far, prompting advocates and the new mayor to call for improved road safety and law enforcement.

“No amount of death is acceptable in this context,” said Natalie Darrah, the board member of Paths for People.

One the latest traffic fatalities happened Saturday morning here at this intersection of 153 Avenue and 82 Street in North Edmonton. Police said a woman was walking

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