Two people died in a hit-and-run collision in the northeastern B.C. community of Fort St. John, according to police.
Fort St. John RCMP said they received a report that a vehicle hit two pedestrians in the 10100 block of 98th Avenue around 7 p.m. Wednesday.
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EMS responded but the two victims — a 26-year-old man and 31-year-old woman — died at the scene, RCMP said, adding both were residents of the city.
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The vehicle fled the scene. Shortly after 10 p.m., the suspect surrendered to police and his vehicle has been seized, RCMP said.
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Police said the names of the victims would not be released.
Witnesses are asked to call RCMP at 250-787-8100.
Fort St. John is just west of the Alberta-B.C. border.
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