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Man stable in hospital after being run over by transit bus in Burnaby

Police and emergency crews attempting to extract a male pedestrian from underneath a transit bus after he was struck by the vehicle Wednesday night. Ryan Stelting

A male pedestrian run over by a transit bus in Burnaby Wednesday night is in hospital.

Witnesses say it happened near the Sperling-Burnaby Lake Skytrain station just before 6:00 p.m. Wednesday.

The man ended up under the bus, and an inflatable device had to be used to lift the vehicle up so he could be rescued.

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He was reportedly conscious when taken away by ambulance, and is listed in stable condition.

RCMP say the transit driver is cooperating with the investigation.

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