The death of a cyclist killed in a March 2016 crash in Chinatown has been ruled accidental, according to a recently released report from the B.C. CoronerB次元官网网址檚 Service.
Eileen Glynda Evans, 73, was cycling southbound on Government Street during the morning rush hour on March 29, 2016 just before 8:30 a.m. when she collided with a five-tonne truck making a right-hand turn from Government Street onto Fisgard.
Evans B次元官网网址� wearing a helmet and a jacket with reflective strips B次元官网网址� was reported to have suffered multiple traumatic injuries as a result of a motor vehicle incident. The rear wheels of the vehicle passed over her after she was thrown from her bicycle, which was deemed to have B次元官网网址渟ustained catastrophic damageB次元官网网址�.
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B次元官网网址淎fter a review of all evidence related to this motor vehicle incident it remains unclear as to why the collision occurred,B次元官网网址� the report read.
Despite the area being clearly marked with signage alerting drivers to B次元官网网址渢he possible presence of cyclists in an area where cyclists might be unexpectedB次元官网网址� the coroner, Carolyn Maxwell, determined a potential blind spot on the vehicle that Evans may have entered.
At the time of the accident, a witness who was in a nearby bakery told the Victoria B次元官网网址, B次元官网网址淲e need more room for bikes. Drivers are too aggressive on the roads. They are in too much of a hurry.B次元官网网址�
