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Road closed in Surrey after passenger dies

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 15 Dec, 2023 10:54 AM

UPDATE:

R-C-M-P in Surrey say their investigation into a deadly overnight crash has found the victim was not a pedestrian.

The Mounties say one person was killed and another taken to hospital with serious injuries after the crash, which led to ongoing road closures in the area.

Police say they initially believed a pedestrian had been struck and killed in the crash.

However, the Mounties now say the victim was a passenger who was ejected from the vehicle.

EARLIER STORY:

A section of road is closed in Surrey after a vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian overnight.

Surrey Mounties say police responded to a call to the seven-thousand-300 block of 138th Street at about 2:40 a-m this morning.

Police say fire and emergency crews also attended, but the pedestrian struck by the vehicle died at the scene.

Police have closed off a section of 138th Street between 74th and 72-A avenues, and officers specializing in crash reconstruction and criminal collision cases have been called in to investigate.

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