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Pedestrian seriously injured while crossing busy Burnaby street

A 50-year-old pedestrian sustained a serious head injury but is expected to live after being hit in Burnaby Wednesday afternoon.

A 50-year-old pedestrian sustained a serious head injury but is expected to live after being hit in Burnaby Wednesday afternoon.

Emergency crews were called to the 5600 block of Goring Street, in the Brentwood area, at about 4:45 p.m., according to a Burnaby RCMP press release

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The pedestrian had attempted to cross the street during a time of high traffic volume when he was hit by a Nissan Altima, police said.

RCMP said the driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with police.

The Burnaby RCMP traffic section is now looking for witnesses or anyone who might have dash-camera footage of the incident.

Contact Burnaby RCMP at 604-646-9999 and ask for Const. Kevin Connolly.