Police seek tips in hit-and-run collision involving man in wheelchair

Police are seeking tips from the public to help identify a vehicle and driver involved in a pedestrian hit-and-run collision involving a man in a wheelchair in north Edmonton last month.

At roughly 8 p.m. on Oct. 25, two men were crossing 123 Street at the north curb of 127 Avenue when it was reported that a red four-door SUV attempted to turn left onto 123 Street from 127 Avenue when it struck one of the men, who was using a wheelchair, said police in a Friday news release.

The driver briefly stopped to speak to both pedestrians, before getting back into the vehicle and fleeing the scene of the collision. Police said the SUV was last seen heading east on 127 Avenue.

The EPS major collisions investigation section has taken over the investigation. The 31-year-old man in the wheelchair su