Burnaby RCMP has released new information about a spate of serious traffic accidents in the city over the last week, including three fatalities.
Last Thursday, Mounties responded to a fatal hit-and-run involving a 71-year-old man on Marine Way near Boundary Road. The man’s age was originally reported as 75.
Police have since identified the driver and semi-truck involved in this incident, and the driver has been interviewed and is cooperating with the investigation, according to police.
No charges have been laid.
Last Friday, police responded to a multi-vehicle collision at the intersection of Kingsway and Nelson Avenue. A driver of one of the vehicles died at the scene.
It now appears as though that driver, an 83-year-old woman, suffered a medical incident while driving which caused her to speed up, hit the median and flip into oncoming traffic, according to police.
A second multi-vehicle collision later that day on Lougheed Highway ended in the death of a pedestrian, who died at the scene.
Police say a driver of a BMW travelling west on Lougheed Highway lost control of his vehicle and hit the pedestrian, a 69-year-old woman, who was declared dead at the scene.
The driver of the BMW was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to police.
The investigation into this incident is ongoing, police say.
Finally, a man who was hit by a transit shuttle bus Tuesday remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to police. The man ended up in the path of the bus after a fight with another man on the sidewalk.
Police have interviewed the 62-year-old man who was involved in the altercation, and he has since been released, according to police. No charges have yet been laid in relation to this incident.
