NANAIMO — A 92-year-old woman is dead after a crash in Nanaimo's south-end Monday morning.
RCMP say, based on statements from witnesses and the other driver, the woman ran a red light at the intersection of Wakesiah Avenue and Fifth Street and was broadsided by a Pathfinder around 11:20am.
The driver of the Pathfinder, a 35-year-old man, started giving first aid to the woman before paramedics arrived, police state in a news release.
The elderly woman later died in hospital.
Police and the coroner are continuing their investigation.
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