A North Vancouver pedestrian is dead and the RCMP is investigating following a collision on Highway 1 on Wednesday.
The incident happened just after noon at Lloyd Avenue, only one block away from the pedestrian overpass at Pemberton Avenue.
According to police, the 29-year-old man crossed westbound lanes from the north side of the highway, climbed over the concrete median and then ran into oncoming traffic in the eastbound lane. Investigators do not know why the man was on the busy highway, according to Sgt. Annie Linteau, RCMP spokeswoman.
As of Thursday, the victim's family had been notified though police are not releasing his name. The RCMP's integrated collision and reconstruction team and Port Man Freeway Patrol are investigating. Impairment from drugs or alcohol is not a factor, Linteau said.
