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Driver's medical condition may have led to crash that killed pedestrian at Sunridge Mall

A pre-existing medical condition might have caused the driver of a Ford F-150 to veer into the path of a Toyota, then kill a pedestrian on a sidewalk before smashing into a building at Sunridge Mall, police say.

Woman fatally injured by pickup truck that hit another vehicle then veered onto sidewalk

A crash that killed a pedestrian at Sunridge Mall Tuesday night might have been caused by a driver with a medical condition, Calgary police say.

The driver of a Ford F-150appears to have suffered a medical event and veered into the path of an oncoming Toyota Corolla at the mall entrance at 26th Avenue between 32ndStreet and 36th Street N.E., police said in a release on Wednesday.

The pickup truck hit the Toyota and then continued on, striking a 48-year-old woman on a sidewalk.

She suffered fatal injuries, police say.

The truck came to a stop when it crashed into a building.

Police say speed and the 44-year-old driver's pre-existing medical condition are being investigated as factors in the collision.

The people in the two vehicles suffered minor injuries.

Anyone with information onthe incidentis asked to call police at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.