WEDNESDAY UPDATE:

The Uber driver who was killed has been identified as Dilpreet Singh Grewal who was from Punjab’s Awa village in Fazilka district, according to a South Asian radio station.

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Three traffic fatalities in 48 hours

VANCOUVER Police are investigating an overnight collision that killed one driver and sent seven people to hospital with injuries.

Investigators believe the fatal collision occurred at 1:55 a.m. on Monday, when a red Cadillac struck a taxi, then broadsided a ride-share vehicle at the intersection of Main Street and East 12 Avenue in Mount Pleasant.

The force of the collision killed the 26-year-old Uber driver, who was alone in his vehicle. The taxi driver and two passengers were taken to hospital for precautionary reasons.

The 17-year-old driver of the Cadillac and his three teenaged passengers all survived, but were taken to hospital with various injuries, including broken bones.

Specially-trained officers from VPD’s Collision Investigation Unit have analyzed the collision scene and are continuing to collect evidence. Though the investigation is in its early stages, police believe the Cadillac was traveling east on 12^th Avenue, between Oak Street and Main Street, prior to the collision. Investigators would like to hear from anyone who saw the vehicle driving in the area prior to the collision, or anyone with dash cam or home security cameras along 12^th Avenue, between Oak Street and Main Street.

Monday’s collision was Vancouver’s third traffic fatality in 48 hours.

On Saturday, July 29, a 30-year-old woman was struck and killed while attempting to walk across Kingsway Avenue, near Taunton Street, in East Vancouver. Investigators believe the victim had just parked her car and was crossing mid-block to meet a group of people at a nearby restaurant when she was struck by a silver Toyota Yaris shortly after midnight. The Yaris was heading west on Kingsway and the driver remained at the scene after the collision.

Also on July 29, a 76-year-old woman was crossing Arbutus Street at West 15^th Avenue when she was struck by a grey pickup truck at about 4:40 p.m. The victim was taken to hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries. The driver remained at the collision scene, and neither speed nor impairment are thought to be factors.

Investigators ask anyone with information about these collisions to contact VPD’s Collision Investigation Unit at 604-717-3012.