Falling debris from a construction site killed a three-year-old girl last night, as witnesses watched in horror.
Emergency crews rushed to Centre St. and 9 Ave. S. after a thunderstorm blew metal off a building under construction, falling on a family of four below, said Calgary police.
A family of four, two adults and two children were walking on
the south sidewalk of 9 Ave in the 100 block SW when several
sheets of “metal floor decking” struck the two children and
the adult male. A three year old girl was pronounced dead at
the scene and EMS treated and transported the 7 year old boy
and adult male to hospital with non-life threatening
injuries. The adult female was not injured.
A 6 metre piece of metal roofing material had become
dislodged from the building under construction and fell
approximately 30 - 40 metres striking a group of people on
the sidewalk across the street on 9th Avenue. A female
toddler was fatally injured by the piece of falling material
and others in the group sustained various non-life
threatening injuries.
i hope the construction company is held liable. they work exposed to the elements everyday, they should know what to expect with the wind storms in this city and tie their crap down properly. beyond sad that a child had to die because of someone else's incompetence
3 year old dead in downtown Calgary from falling debris
