Edmonton Journal, Global News Edmonton and CTV News Edmonton have reported:

An 18-year-old motorcyclist faces charges after his motorcycle struck a bus shelter in Edmonton on Tuesday night, killing a 21-year-old man and injuring three others, including a 10-month-old baby with potentially life-threatening injuries. Police say the crash followed a street race with a BMW that left the scene and has not been located.

The collision happened at about 8:55 p.m. near 120 Avenue and 97 Street. Police say the rider was travelling north on 97 Street from 118 Avenue on a 2004 Yamaha YZFR6 motorcycle, racing at high speed against a BMW. The motorcycle went onto the east-side curb and continued along the sidewalk before hitting the shelter, where several people were waiting for a bus.

Four people at the shelter were struck. Paramedics took them to hospital, where the 21-year-old man was pronounced dead. A 46-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries; the woman’s 10-month-old son sustained serious injuries described by police as potentially life-threatening. The motorcyclist also went to hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

The rider is charged with dangerous operation causing death and three counts of dangerous operation causing bodily harm. Edmonton police are investigating through their major collision investigations section and have not named the accused while the charges await formal swearing, Sgt. Dan Tames said in an email. Police are seeking information about the BMW and asking witnesses to come forward.

People with information or video of the collision can call the Edmonton Police Service at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Tips can also be given anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Police have asked specifically for information about the BMW involved in the race, which remains at large.

Keean Cross-Koshan, a resident of the area, witnessed the aftermath. He said he heard a loud bang followed by people screaming, then called 911. “I seen people kind of lying around the street, and then I seen the biker … it kind of looked like he flew off of his bike, so he was lying on his back.”

Cross-Koshan said he was speaking with police when he came across a victim who was not breathing. He described people scattered across the street and others helping those who had been hurt. “I just think the whole gravity of the situation was a lot for everybody involved, so I’m just kind of hoping the victims and their families are doing OK at this time. I also know there was a baby involved, so I’m just really hoping the baby is OK more than anything. Seeing the stroller on the street was very shocking.”

He said the motorcycle had broken into pieces and there was “glass shattered all over the street” near the bus shelter. “The biker seemed like he was in shock. Once again, something that I think was completely avoidable,” he said. Cross-Koshan said speeding and crashes were “very common” along 97 Street, where people were always speeding. Asked what he would say to the BMW driver, he replied: “Turn yourself in.”

Coun. Michael Janz, who has campaigned against street racing and excessive vehicle noise, said his heart “breaks” for the victims and their families. He said what he called “anti-social” driving behaviour had received a boost after the provincial government scaled back photo radar.

“When you allow a culture to fester on our roads, with no photo radar, no automated enforcement and no accountability, you set a culture where roads are a race track, and it has deadly consequences,” Janz said. “When people know police can’t be there 24/7, you create a sense of anarchy on our roads.”

Edmonton police figures cited in the report show 14 people had been killed in vehicle collisions in the city this year as of Sept. 10, the most recent date available. The annual totals were 32 deaths in 2025, 26 in 2024, 27 in 2023, 14 in 2022 and 18 in 2021.