JUST after midnight on Sunday, December 11, Abbotsford Police patrol officers responded to a serious collision in the 3600-block of Lefeuvre Road after being notified by the BC Ambulance Service.

Emergency service workers located a pedestrian who had been struck by a red Dodge Ram pickup truck which fled the scene. The pedestrian’s truck, which was parked on the roadside, also sustained damage from the suspect vehicle. Sadly, the pedestrian succumbed to his injuries on the scene.

The Dodge Ram was located crashed a short distance away. The driver fled the scene prior to police arrival and remains outstanding.

This investigation has now been transitioned to the Abbotsford Police’s Major Crime Unit. Patrol officers and members of the Integrated Collision Analysis Reconstruction Service (ICARS), remain on the scene.

Investigators seek witnesses and dashcam footage from those who may have been travelling along Lefeuvre Road from Fraser Highway to Downes Road, and along Downes Road from 272 Street to Bradner Road between the hours of 11:45 p.m. on December 10 to 12:30 a.m. on December 11. If you can assist, you are requested to call the Abbotsford Police Department at 604-859-5225.