An eight-year-old Nanaimo boy has died after being struck by a motor vehicle while riding his bicycle.
The accident happened before noon Sunday in central Nanaimo.
The driver of the truck which struck the boy remained at the scene.
Get daily National news
READ MORE: Woman killed in multi-vehicle highway crash near Vernon
Witnesses say it appeared the boy, who was wearing a helmet, rode out of a driveway and collided with the vehicle.
Good Samaritans rushed to help and the boy was rushed to hospital but he didn’t survive.
READ MORE: Four fatal crashes in three days has BC Mounties warning drivers
As the youth was a student of School District 68, school district officials were notified.
RCMP School Liaison Officers along with grief counsellors will be in place to assist with any students and staff hit hard by the tragedy.
- Robbers make off with US$150,000 after dropping through ceiling, video shows
- Arrests in Canada part of global takedown of criminal messaging app: police
- RCMP issue ‘dangerous person alert’ over 2 armed men in central Alberta
- ‘I am a rapist’: French man admits to drugging wife, inviting dozens to rape her
Comments