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Third pedestrian struck in Burnaby crosswalk that claimed the life of a teenage girl

For the second time in just over 24 hours, there's been a serious accident on Cariboo road in Burnaby. Ted Field has details at the scene of yesterday's fatal crash in Burnaby – Jan 18, 2018

Another pedestrian has been struck in the marked crosswalk on Burnaby’s Cariboo Road near the Highway 1 overpass.

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Emergency crews were called to the scene at around 5 p.m. on Saturday.

The victim was taken to hospital with undetermined injuries.

Burnaby RCMP has not responded to requests for comment on the collision.

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It marks the third crash in that crosswalk in less than a week.

On Wednesday a 15-year-old international student was struck and killed.

The next day, a cyclist was hit in the same crosswalk.

Residents have been demanding safety improvements for months.

An online petition launched on Wednesday already has more than 2800 signatures.

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