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Pedestrian struck and killed in Surrey

Darpan News Desk Surrey RCMP, 17 Dec, 2021 10:46 AM
  • Pedestrian struck and killed in Surrey

Surrey RCMP attended the scene of a fatal vehicle crash in the Newton Area.

On Thursday, at around 7:21 pm, the Surrey RCMP responded to a person lying on the ground in the 8000 block of 144 Street.

Upon arrival it was determined that this was a pedestrian struck motor vehicle collision.

BC Ambulance Service and Surrey Fire Department personnel attended and pronounced the pedestrian deceased at scene.

The driver of the involved vehicle remained on scene.

Surrey RCMP’s Criminal Collision Investigation TEAM (CCIT) with the assistance from the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service (ICARS), is investigating this collision.

Traffic in the area was affected. and 144 Street was shut down at 82 Avenue to the North and at 80 and 79 Avenue to the South.

 

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