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Elderly Pedestrian Struck In Burnaby Has Died: RCMP

Darpan News Desk, 28 Nov, 2019 08:48 PM

    An elderly woman hit by a vehicle in Burnaby Wednesday has died, Mounties confirmed the next day.


    At 1:15 p.m., Burnaby RCMP Frontline officers responded to a report that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Willingdon Avenue and Beresford Street in Burnaby.


    The driver of the vehicle that struck the pedestrian remained on scene and is cooperating with the police investigation. The pedestrian, an 88-year-old woman dies in the hospital.


    While the circumstances of what led up to the collision are still under investigation, alcohol and speed are not believed to be factors in this collision.


    Police are asking that anyone who may have witnessed this collision or potentially have dash cam video in the area when the collision took place to please contact the Burnaby RCMP at 604-646-9999 or if you wish to remain anonymous contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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