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Young father killed when motorcycle crashes into Edmonton bus shelter

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Ryan, S. (2026, October 16). Young father killed when motorcycle crashes into Edmonton bus shelter. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12104580/edmonton-motorcycle-bus-shelter-fatal-crash-victim/

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Global News · collected 2026-10-16 · by Sarah Ryan

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An 18-year-old motorcyclist has been charged after a collision on Tuesday evening in Edmonton that killed 21-year-old Anjrel Standinghorn-Morin and injured his girlfriend Alicia, their infant son, and another man waiting at a bus shelter. The crash occurred when the rider lost control while racing an unknown BMW vehicle; he was speeding north on 97 Street before hitting the bus shelter with multiple people inside. Standinghorn-Morin’s family described him as an ambitious young father who recently moved to Edmonton for work opportunities, including his dream of becoming a wildland firefighter.
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Story summary

On October 14, 2026, a 21-year-old man died and three others, including an infant, were seriously injured when a motorcycle crashed into a bus shelter in Edmonton. The crash occurred around 8:55 p.m., as an 18-year-old motorcyclist, racing his 2004 Yamaha YZFR6 against an unknown BMW, lost control on the sidewalk and hit the shelter where multiple people were waiting for a bus. Among those injured was Anjrel Standinghorn-Morin and his girlfriend Alicia, along with their 10-month-old son, who suffered potentially life-threatening injuries. The motorcyclist faces charges of dangerous operation causing death and three counts of dangerous operation causing bodily harm.

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BMW Calgary Edmonton YZFR6 Yamaha

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Anjrel PERSON · 9× Alicia PERSON · 3× Edmonton GPE · 3× Anjrel Standinghorn-Morin PERSON · 1× BMW ORG · 1× Calgary GPE · 1× Chris Morin PERSON · 1× Ford ORG · 1× Morin PERSON · 1× Yamaha ORG · 1×

Narrative

Anjrel Standinghorn-Morin, his longtime girlfriend, Alicia, and their 10-month-old son were waiting for a bus to go get food when the motorcycle struck the shelter.
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Young father killed when motorcycle crashes into Edmonton bus shelter · assertive framing

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A 21-year-old man is dead and his girlfriend and infant son are in hospital after a motorcycle crashed into an Edmonton bus shelter where the family was waiting. asserted
family → crash → shelter
Anjrel Standinghorn-Morin, his longtime girlfriend, Alicia, and their 10-month-old son were waiting for a bus to go get food when the motorcycle struck the shelter. asserted
motorcycle → wait → shelter
The crash happened Tuesday just before 9 p.m. asserted
crash → happen → 9
Police said an 18-year-old motorcyclist was racing his 2004 Yamaha YZFR6 motorcycle against an unknown BMW vehicle. asserted
motorcyclist → say → vehicle
They were speeding north on 97 Street, when the bike lost control. asserted
bike → speed → control
Police said the motorcycle went on the sidewalk before it struck the bus shelter at approximately 120 Avenue, where multiple people were waiting for a bus. asserted
people → say → bus
Anjrel, Alicia, their son and a 46-year-old man were all injured. asserted
Anjrel → injure → ?
All four were taken to hospital, where police said Anjrel was pronounced dead. asserted
Anjrel → take → hospital
The older man and Anjrel’s girlfriend both suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, and she underwent surgery. asserted
she → suffer → surgery
Get daily National news Police said their son received serious and potentially life-threatening injuries. asserted
son → get → injuries
Morin’s family said the force of the collision threw the couple’s baby about 30 feet, or nine metres, into the middle of 97 Street. asserted
force → say → Street
The motorcycle rider suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was also taken to hospital. asserted
rider → suffer → hospital
The mother and child remain in hospital as Anjrel’s loved ones make funeral arrangements. asserted
ones → remain → arrangements
“I just started crying. asserted
I → start → ?
I broke down. asserted
I → break → ?
I didn’t know what to do. asserted
I → know → what
I didn’t know what to say. asserted
I → know → what
I’m shocked right now that my younger brother’s gone,” said Anjrel’s older brother, Chris Morin. asserted
brother → ’m → ?
Anjrel was one of seven children and grew up south of Edmonton in the country. asserted
Anjrel → grow → country
His family described him as ambitious and quiet, as well as a proud father of two. asserted
family → describe → two
- 3 dead, at least 16 injured in fiery chain-reaction crash involving 2 Calgary transit busses - asserted
16 → injure → busses
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advocates → challenge → Court
- Highway 1 partially closed after man’s body found on road - Vancouver e-scooter riders overwhelmingly don’t wear helmets, police find asserted
police → close → helmets
They said Anjrel had moved his young family to the city earlier this summer and was just beginning to build a life in Edmonton. asserted
Anjrel → say → Edmonton
Anjrel was working at Canadian Tire and hoped to eventually become a wildland firefighter, following in the footsteps of his older brother. asserted
Anjrel → work → brother
His mother, Trina Morin, said telling Alicia he died was devastating. asserted
he → say → ?
“Seeing my daughter-in-law and telling her for the first time that my son was gone in the hospital just truly broke me,” she said. asserted
she → see → me
The family said it is still making funeral arrangements and is struggling to come to terms with Anjrel’s death. asserted
it → say → death
Kaeden Piccolo, 18, is charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and three counts of dangerous operation causing bodily harm. asserted
Piccolo → charge → harm
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