A West Vancouver senior is in critical condition after being struck by a pickup truck near the West Vancouver Community Centre on Thursday night.
The incident happened on 21st Street at Gordon Avenue around 6 p.m. The 67-year-old man was making his way across 21st in a marked crosswalk when a northbound driver ran into him, according to Jeff Palmer, West Vancouver Police Department spokesman.
B.C. Ambulance Service paramedics rushed the man to hospital.
“He remains in critical condition with very serious injuries,” Palmer said on Friday afternoon. “There are multiple fractures and some head injuries.”
The cause of the collision is still under investigation and it is too soon to say whether the driver will face charges, Palmer said. West Vancouver police have called in the integrated collision analysis and reconstruction service to help determine the cause.
“They’re looking at a number of factors — lighting, there were some other vehicles in the intersection at the same time. It was dark. It was rainy,” Palmer said.
Investigators will check to see if there were any mechanical issues with the truck and download data available from the vehicle’s computer that could help determine what caused the crash.
There is no indication that impairment from drugs or alcohol was a factor and distracted driving has also been ruled out.
The driver of the truck is co-operating with police, Palmer said.
In the meantime, police are asking anyone who witnessed the collision to step forward and call 604-925-7300.
