Police say a pedestrian injured in a collision with a driver last week has died.
The victim, a 21-year-old Vancouver woman, was crossing Lynn Valley Road at East 29th Street around 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 8 when, police say, she ran into the side of a white SUV as the driver was turning right onto 29th.
Police say she suffered head injuries when the collision knocked her to the ground.
“She remained in intensive care for the whole time and passed away over the weekend,” said Cpl. Richard De Jong, North Vancouver RCMP spokesman.
No charges have yet been laid. The investigation remains open and police are still calling for witnesses to come forward, specifically, the driver or passengers of a black SUV that had been in the intersection at the same time.
“We’re still looking for witness statements from anybody who saw anything, small as it may be, to help us with the investigation in this incident,” De Jong said.
B.C. Coroners Service has yet to release the victim’s ID.
Another pedestrian got away with minor bumps and bruises after a driver knocked her to the ground in Central Lonsdale Saturday evening.
The victim, a woman in her early 60s, was walking on the sidewalk outside the Esso station at Lonsdale and 17th Street around 7:30 p.m., when the driver of a black Honda struck her as he was exiting the Esso station and attempting a turn north onto Lonsdale.
“The vehicle was moving very slowly, thank goodness,” De Jong said.
No violation ticket has been issued yet, De Jong said, although pedestrians do have the right of way on the sidewalk.
Police agencies have been pushing a message of pedestrian safety lately as injuries and fatalities tend to spike as the dark, wet weather sets in.
“I think there has to be this symbiotic relationship, if you will, between pedestrians and vehicles. We need to be watching out for each other. At the end of the day, pedestrians and cars are still going to be sharing walkways and intersections and everything else,” De Jong said.
