Burnaby collision results in life-threatening injuries to pedestrian

BURNABY RCMP’s Criminal Collision Investigation Team (CCIT) is investigating a collision in the 6600-block of Hastings Street that has sent one pedestrian to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

On Sunday, May 22 at 11:26 p.m., Burnaby RCMP frontline officers came upon a pedestrian that had been struck by a vehicle in the 6600-block of Hastings Street. A 2019 white Ford Edge was travelling eastbound on Hastings Street when it struck a lone pedestrian crossing the roadway.

The 21-year-old male pedestrian was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the white Ford Edge remained on scene and is cooperating with the investigation.

Burnaby RCMP’s Criminal Collision Investigation Team is working to determine the circumstances of the crash.

Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed this collision or who may have dash cam video while travelling on Hastings Street near Sperling Avenue in Burnaby from 11 p.m. to midnight on May 22 to contact Burnaby RCMP at 604-646-9999.