A Canadian tourist accidentally knocked over and killed an elderly woman on the Great Wall of China, the South China Morning Post reports.

The Canadian woman was running down some steep steps on the wall when she collided with a 73-year-old Chinese woman, knocking her down, the newspaper reports.

The elderly woman, only identified by her surname Cui, struck her head on the corner of the wall and died, Cui’s husband told Beijing News.

“The foreigner was moving really fast. She was chasing (someone) and laughing and wanted to go between me and my wife,” the husband said.

Chinese media identifies the Canadian tourist as a 38-year-old woman with the last name Fortin.

She has not been charged and is reportedly heading home to Canada on Saturday.

A police reported cited by the Morning Post suggests Cui's family seek compensation from Fortin via civil channels.

Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed to Canadian media that it’s providing consular assistance to a Canadian in China seeking information from local authorities.

Citing privacy concerns, Foreign Affairs would not elaborate.