One pedestrian dead, one in hospital, in two separate incidents across Lower Mainland
Posted December 14, 2018 7:04 am.
Last Updated December 14, 2018 8:22 am.
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METRO VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A woman is dead after a bus crash in Burnaby last night while another has a number of broken bones after a car hit her in Surrey.
One woman was struck by a bus crash in Burnaby at 6th Street and 16th Avenue Thursday night and did not survive. Emergency Health Services called Burnaby RCMP for help around 7 p.m.
Burnaby RCMP are continuing to investigate after a pedestrian was hit by a bus on 6th Street near 16th Avenue Thursday evening. (David Zura, CityNews Vancouver)
Police say the woman appears to have been pinned by the bus.
Half an hour later another woman was hit by a car while crossing in Surrey. Police say the woman, in her 50s, was struck as she was crossing the street at 104th avenue at 156th street just before 7:30 p.m.
Officers say alcohol may have been a factor in the crash.
The woman suffered from broken arms, legs, and pelvis, police said.
-With files from Lauren Boothby and Toby Kerr
