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Vancouver police investigate fatal crash near Jericho Beach

Vancouver police investigate fatal crash near Jericho Beach | iNFOnews.ca
A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer's uniform as she makes a phone call after responding to an unknown incident in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. Vancouver police are investigating a crash  that has claimed the life of one man near Jericho Beach Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver police are investigating a crash that has claimed the life of a man near Jericho Beach.

Police say officers responded to multiple 9-1-1 calls of a man driving erratically Sunday night.

They say the driver hit a tree, and after several unsuccessful attempts by Vancouver firefighters and paramedics to revive him, he died at the scene.

Constable Tania Visintin says speed was a factor in the crash, but police are still investigating to determine if there were any other factors.

She says police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to contact them.

This is Vancouver’s 14th motor vehicle fatality of 2021.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 11, 2021.

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Carli Berry has been telling stories in the Okanagan for the past three years and after finding her footing in the newspaper industry, joined the Infonews team in January 2020. Recipient of the 2019 MA Murray award for feature writing, Carli is passionate about stories that involve housing, business and the environment. Born on Vancouver Island, she is happy to say Okanagan Lake reminds, her slightly, of the ocean. Carli can be reached at (250) 864-7494 or email cberry@infonews.ca.

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