The Canadian Yazidi Association is collecting car seat donations after a 5-year-old Winnipeg girl was killed in a crash.
President Jamileh Naso said the girl’s death has changed the community.
“It’s unfortunate that it’s a tragedy that pushed it, but we are trying to be proactive now, and stop this from ever happening again,” said Naso Sunday.
The crash happened Wednesday afternoon on Dalhousie Drive.
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Winnipeg police are investigating and said one of the three children in the vehicle was not in a car seat.
A community member has identified the girl who died as a Yazidi refugee who escaped ISIS.
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Naso said many families are coming from places where car seats did not exist.
"Car seats happen to be quite expensive and a lot of these families who come, if they have a car seat they are usually donated, so she probably just didn't have enough car seats,” said Naso.
“She probably had two, and that's a situation for a lot of the families here. It's mostly single moms with a lot of young kids".
Police haven't said which of the three children in the vehicle wasn't in a car seat.
The association said if people want to help but don't have a car seat, it is also taking cheques.
For more information people are asked to email operationezra1@gmail.com.
So far about 40 car seats have been donated. They will be picked up in the coming days.
