UPDATE: RCMP say the man was treated in hospital and has now been released. Police clarify that it was not a senior who was hit, but a 49 year old.
Due to conflicting witness reports, officers are still unclear if the pedestrian had the right of way.
KELOWNA, B.C. – An elderly man sustained what paramedics call minor injuries when he was struck by a car Tuesday afternoon in downtown Kelowna.
The accident happened just after 5 p.m. on Lawrence Avenue at Water Street.
A westbound sedan on Lawrence Avenue struck the man a few metres after the intersection.
The man was lying in the middle of the one-way street when paramedics and fire crews arrived before police. The accident happened beside the fire hall and only half a block from the ambulance station.
No information was available if the man was walking against the light or at the marked crosswalk.
A pedestrian was struck during Monday’s snowstorm at around the same time of day.
RCMP said, in that incident, the darkness and snow impeded the driver from stopping in time for the 19-year-old man as he crossed the street without watching for traffic.
The teen struck in that accident is said to be recovering from non-life threatening injuries.
There is no word on the condition of Tuesday’s accident victim following his transport to Kelowna General Hospital.
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