Pedestrian struck and killed by semi in New Westminster, B.C.: police

New Westminster police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a semi-truck on Columbia Street on Sunday afternoon.

Officers were called to the 100 block of East Columbia at about 12:30 p.m. for an unresponsive pedestrian that had been struck by the driver of a semi-truck.

Contributing factors of the crash are still being investigated, police said.

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The Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service, as well as NWPD Major Crime Unit and Victim Assistance Unit, all attended the scene.

Anyone with information or dash-cam footage is asked to call New Westminster police.

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