Protesters demand traffic lights at intersection where senior died

CTV Montreal: Traffic controls A week after a Rosemont woman was killed in a traffic accident, her family and friends are demanding action.

Several dozen people protested Wednesday morning outside a seniors' residence in Montreal.

They assembled at the intersection of Chambord St. and Rosemont St. at 8 a.m., eight days after the death of a woman at that location, and held up signs reading "No to trucks" and laid several bouquets across the street.

On May 31, 77-year-old Tran Thi Lang died when she was crossing Chambord St. and was struck by a dump truck turning the corner.

Her daughter, Than Lan Chi Vo, said her mother had gone to the bank and was crossing the street when she was hit.

"The truck driver said he didn't see my mother, but that's not logical. My mother was crossing here," said Vo as she gestured in front of her, "and the truck driver was turning left so he must hae seen my mother. He was not paying attention and wanted to cross quickly and hit my mother."

"I want to give a message to the Mayor of Montreal: we need traffic lights here to help the aged people who live in the Carrefour Rosemont, and for all people living in the neighbourhood," said Vo.

A City of Montreal truck driver later approached the protesters and offered her condolences to Vo, saying she knew the driver that had killed her mother, and she hoped the death would convince other drivers to slow down.

Protesters said they have contacted their borough representatives and the city of Montreal to ask for stop signs, traffic lights, and/or that Chambord St. be turned into a one-way road, but have yet to receive any response.

Liliane Leclerc, who has been living in the residence for several years, said she saw Lang the morning before she died.

She said Rosemont is a busy street without any place for seniors or children to safely cross.

"The best thing would be to put some lights for the both sides, protection. Or this street, make this one way here," said Leclerc.Another resident of the seniors' home said the borough spent $400,000 on a nearby dog park that no one uses, so it can certainly afford to install lights for seniors.