Elderly pedestrian dies after Surrey crash
Posted March 27, 2017 1:48 pm.
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SURREY (NEWS 1130) – An elderly pedestrian has died after being hit by a vehicle in Surrey on Sunday night.
The 88-year-old was hit on 138th Street near 70th Avenue in Newton around 8:30pm and rushed to the hospital.
The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with police.
RCMP say it is Surrey’s fourth traffic fatality of the year, and highlights the need for both drivers and pedestrians to remain vigilant.
Surrey RCMP says in the past few years, 40 per cent of fatal collisions in Surrey have involved pedestrians, while across the Lower Mainland on average 33 pedestrians are killed and 1700 pedestrians are injured in crashes every year.
