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82-year-old Vancouver man killed, fourth traffic fatality in 2018

Three of the four fatalities in Vancouver were pedestrians. File/Global News

An 82-year-old Vancouver man has died from serious injuries after he was hit while crossing an intersection.

Emergency crews were called to Victoria Drive and Kingsway on Tuesday just before 2 p.m., where a senior was rushed to hospital with serious injuries and later passed away.

The elderly man was crossing Kingsway northbound in marked crosswalk, when a car on Victoria Drive made a left turn towards Kingsway and collided with him, according to police.

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The driver remained at the scene and continued to cooperate with investigators.

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This is the fourth traffic fatality to occur in 2018. Three of the four fatalities were pedestrians.

The first occurred in February, where a 55-year-old man was hit as he walked in a marked crosswalk on Inverness Street and King Edward Avenue.

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