A 78 year-old woman has been killed while crossing a street in Vancouver.
It happened around 8:30 p.m. on Christmas Day near Kingsway Avenue at Earles Street when a car traveling north on Earles made a left turn onto Kingsway and hit the woman in the crosswalk.
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Police say the woman was knocked to the ground and and suffered a serious head injury. She was taken to hospital, but later died.
The driver, a 54-year-old Vancouver man, remained at the scene and is cooperating with the police investigation.
Alcohol and speed do not appear to be factors.
This is Vancouver’s 13th traffic related fatality this year.
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