WATCH ABOVE: A 21-year-old woman is dead after a crash near Whyte Avenue and 99 Street. Lisa Wolansky reports.EDMONTON — Speed and alcohol are believed to have played a role in a rollover that left a 21-year-old woman dead Wednesday morning in south Edmonton.
Police were called to Whyte Avenue near 99th Street shortly after 2 a.m., where they discovered an eastbound car had lost control and collided with trees, before rolling into the awning of the Red Lion apartment building at 9845 82 Ave.
Two people were inside the upside-down vehicle, police said. The female passenger was killed, while the 30-year-old male driver was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The avenue was closed to traffic in both directions between 98th and 99th Street early Wednesday morning, as traffic investigators worked to determine the cause.
The westbound lanes were later re-opened. Eastbound lanes remained closed Wednesday afternoon in the area as the trees damaged in the collision were removed.
Charges haven’t been laid against the driver.
It’s the 13th traffic fatality in Edmonton this year.