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Senior killed in hit and run

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 07 Mar, 2024 10:58 AM
  • Senior killed in hit and run

Vancouver Police say they've arrested a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that killed a woman in her 80s on the city's east side.

Police say the driver did not stop after hitting the woman, who was crossing at Nanaimo and East Hastings streets yesterday afternoon.

Anyone who witnessed the crash or who may have dash-camera footage from the area at around 2:20 p-m local time yesterday is asked to call the police.

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