BURNABY RCMP are appealing for additional witnesses as well as dashcam, surveillance or other video footage after a fatal collision that occurred on Wednesday, July 19 near Hastings Street and Willingdon Avenue in Burnaby.

A woman was killed and two other people were injured after a collision between a silver/grey Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck and a Toyota Supra that occurred just before 5 a.m. The female victim was the passenger in the Toyota Supra.

Burnaby RCMP said they are specifically looking for video of a pickup truck, possibly travelling at a high rate of speed between Abbott Street in Vancouver and Willingdon Avenue in Burnaby between 4:45 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Wednesday, July 19.

Burnaby RCMP’s Criminal Collision Investigation Team (CCIT) is investigating the crash.

Anyone with information or footage is asked to call Burnaby RCMP at 604-646-9999 and quote file number 2023-24780.

THE Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) announced on Thursday that it is investigating the motor vehicle incident that occurred in Burnaby.

It said that information provided by the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) states that shortly before 5 a.m. on July 19, there was a collision between a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck and a taxi near the intersection of Hastings and Abbott streets. The driver of the truck reportedly continued eastbound on Hastings Street towards Burnaby following the collision.

It is reported that the Silverado was subsequently involved in a collision with a Toyota Supra at the intersection of Hastings and Willingdon.

The IIO was notified of the incident shortly after it occurred as it was reported that a VPD officer observed the truck travelling at a high rate of speed between the two collisions.

The IIO said that initial investigative steps will seek to confirm what actions, if any, the officer took and whether they played any role in the second collision.

The IIO is asking any person with relevant information or video footage of the incident to please contact the Witness Line toll-free at 1-855-446-8477 or via the contact form on the iiobc.ca website.