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Richmond RCMP looking for minivan driver of hit and run involving 11-year-old

Richmond RCMP are looking for the driver of a minivan involved in a hit and run. Global News

Richmond, B.C., RCMP officers are hoping residents can help them identify a woman involved in a hit and run on Oct. 5.

Police said that just before 9 a.m. officers were called to the area of No. 1 Road and Tucker Avenue after reports an 11-year-old boy was hit by a car.

The boy was pushing his bicycle in a marked pedestrian crosswalk and struck by a gray minivan. The minivan then proceeded to sideswipe another vehicle before fleeing the scene, police said.

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The boy was taken to the hospital but was not seriously injured, police added.

The suspect driving the gray minivan was described as a woman, possibly in her 50s, with a bob-style haircut, police said. The gray minivan may have light damage present.

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If anyone has any information on this incident or potential dashcam footage, they are asked to contact the Richmond RCMP at 604-278-1212 and quote file #2022-27171.

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