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Vancouver police investigating city’s fourth pedestrian fatality

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Shane MacKichan

Vancouver police are investigating the death of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in East Vancouver early Monday evening.

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Shane MacKichan. Shane MacKichan

A man in his 60s was hit by a black BMW sedan just after 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of East 49th Avenue and Frederick Street.

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Shane MacKichan. Shane MacKichan

He was rushed to hospital where he later died. The driver of the BMW remained at the scene, and is cooperating with investigators.

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Shane MacKichan
Shane MacKichan. Shane MacKichan

This is the city’s fourth pedestrian fatality of 2019.

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Shane MacKichan. Shane MacKichan

Anyone who may have witnessed the collision, or who was driving with a dash-cam in the area of East 49th Avenue and Frederick Street (just west of Fraser Street) at the time of the incident, is asked to call the VPD’s Collision Investigation Unit at 604-717-3012.

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Shane MacKichan. Shane MacKichan

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