A Sidney woman died in hospital the day after a crash near Sidney elementary on Monday.
The 86-year-old woman was using a walker in the marked crosswalk on Henry Avenue at Seventh Street at 2 p.m. Meanwhile, a 26-year-old Saanich woman driving a 2011 Toyota Yaris stopped on Seventh at Henry to turn left, then hit the woman in the crosswalk.
The driver and witnesses rushed to help the injured woman until emergency services arrived. The woman died in hospital the following day from injuries related to the collision.
“Our thoughts go out to her family at this difficult time. At the request of her family, her identity is not being released,” said Cpl. Chris Swain with Sidney North Saanich RCMP.
He said the driver is co-operating with police and was released without charges for now, “however, a complete investigation continues and a report will be submitted to Crown counsel for review.” He said there were no obvious factors that might have led to the fatal incident.
