Woman, 87, seriously injured in Dunbar Street hit-and-run; driver fled scene
Police are asking witnesses and drivers with dash-cam footage to come forward after a white sedan struck an elderly pedestrian in a marked crosswalk at Dunbar Street and West 41st Avenue.
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An 87-year-old woman was seriously injured on Wednesday morning when a white sedan struck her in a marked crosswalk at Dunbar Street and West 41st Avenue, and the driver did not stop, Vancouver police say.
This is the second pedestrian hit on the same stretch of Dunbar in days. On Nov. 6, a 78-year-old woman was struck in a crosswalk at Dunbar and West 34th Avenue. That driver stayed and cooperated, and no charges have been laid. She died the following day, the 13th fatal traffic collision in Vancouver this year, police said at the time.
The collision happened on Wednesday morning, according to the Vancouver Police Collision Investigation Unit. The white sedan, carrying two people, was turning left from West 41st onto Dunbar when it hit the pedestrian and knocked her to the ground. She was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Police say the car then headed south on Dunbar toward Southwest Marine Drive and was last seen in that direction. Sgt. Adam Donaldson, a police spokesperson, said the driver did not stop to help the woman or stay at the scene, as the law requires.
Anyone who saw the crash or has dash-cam footage from the area should contact the unit or email VPDCIU@vpd.ca.
