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Pedestrian killed, others injured in chain-reaction crash in Maple Ridge

A fatal pedestrian crash triggered a chain reaction, sending several people to hospital Friday night. Global News

A man is dead and others injured after a chain-reaction crash in Maple Ridge Friday night.

Mounties say 41-year-old Chad Philip Hallworth of Maple Ridge was struck by a car in a dark section of road in the 23900-block of Lougheed Highway at around 8:30 p.m.

After Hallworth was hit, a truck collided with a car that was braking for the incident, injuring an unknown number of occupants in the car.

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The driver of the car that hit the pedestrian was also taken to hospital, but Mounties said all injuries appear to be non-life-threatening.

Officials said emergency crews tried to save Hallworth, but he was pronounced dead in hospital.

“The crash occurred in a very dark area of the Lougheed Highway. It was not raining at the time, but roads were wet and slippery,” said Sgt. Dale Somerville.

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The highway was closed to west-bound traffic Friday night as officials investigated the incident.

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