A 70-year-old woman was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross at an intersection in Richmond on Tuesday afternoon.
At 5:11 p.m. Tuesday, Richmond RCMP received a report of the collision at the intersection of Buswell Street and Westminster Highway.
It’s not clear if the female pedestrian was at a marked or unmarked crosswalk. It was dark and rainy at the time.
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She was taken to hospital in serious condition.
The driver of a Toyota minivan remained on scene, and is co-operating with police.
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Westminster Highway and Buswell Street were both closed for several hours as police investigated.
This is the second serious collision involving a pedestrian in Richmond in the last four days.
A woman died after a collision with a vehicle at the intersection of No. 2 Road at Andrews Road on Boxing Day.
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