A woman in her 80s is dead after she was hit by a vehicle while crossing a road in Vancouver.
The victim was crossing at the intersection of Nanaimo and East Hastings streets around 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, according to the Vancouver Police Department (VPD), when she was hit by a vehicle.
"The driver did not remain on scene," states the VPD in a press release.
However, the vehicle and suspect were located a short time later by police officers. The suspect was taken into custody.
The investigation is ongoing at this time and police are looking for witnesses and video footage from the scene.
"Witnesses or drivers with dash-cam video of the collision are asked to contact VPD’s collision investigation unit at 604-717-3012," state police in a press release.
- This story has been corrected. The incident occurred in East Vancouver, not the DTES as initially stated.
