Hit-And-Run Collision On Vancouver's West Side Leaves Skateboarder Dead

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 17 Apr, 2016 01:10 PM

VANCOUVER — A skateboarder is dead after an early-morning hit and run in Vancouver.

Two men were skateboarding on the west side of the city (near Heather Street and West 54th Avenue) when one was struck by a car.

The driver took off without stopping in what police describe as an older, silver Mitsubishi car.

The skateboarder is a man in his 20s from Ontario.

#VPD looking for older silver Mitsubishi car https://t.co/eEhUOxNj0r with driver's side front-end & wheel damage from fatal hit-and-run.
— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) April 17, 2016

He was taken to hospital after the collision where he died from his injuries.

Police say the cause of the crash is not yet known but the driver is encourage to come forward.

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