VPD investigating after 74-year-old pedestrian fatally struck in Vancouver

A 74-year-old woman was fatally struck by a vehicle in Vancouver’s West Point Grey neighbourhood on Monday night.

The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) says that the incident occurred just before 5 pm.

She was walking at the intersection of West 10th Avenue and Sasamat Street when “she was struck by a vehicle making a turn.”

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The woman was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. Police say that the driver of the vehicle remained on scene and is cooperating with police.

Anyone who witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage is asked to contact the VPD at 604-717-3012.

VPD say that this is Vancouver’s sixth pedestrian fatality of 2020.