VPD seeks crash witnesses after 85-year-old pedestrian dies

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Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after an 85-year-old pedestrian died in hospital after being struck by a driver in Vancouver, B.C., earlier this month. A Vancouver Police officer is pictured in Vancouver on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Vancouver Police are seeking witnesses to a collision involving an 85-year-old pedestrian who later died in hospital.

Police say in a news release the collision happened on Dec. 15 when the man was struck by a 2001 Toyota Sienna as he was crossing Victoria Drive at the East Broadway intersection.

They say his injuries were not believed to be life-threatening at the time, but he died in hospital.

Police say the driver was an 83-year-old Vancouver woman.

Anyone who saw the collision or was in the area between 4:40 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Dec. 15, is asked to call VPD’s Collision Investigation Unit.

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