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Police seek witnesses after pedestrian fatally struck by bus in North Vancouver

Firefighters at the scene of a fatal collision between a bus and a pedestrian in North Vancouver on Wednesday. Global News

North Vancouver RCMP are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian was fatally struck by a charter bus on Wednesday.

Police said the collision happened around 2:40 p.m. in the 2000-block of Marine Drive, just before the Lions Gate Bridge.

The victim, a 55-year-old North Vancouver man, was taken to hospital but did not survive.

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The bus driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators.

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The North Vancouver RCMP and the Integrated Collision Analyst Reconstruction Service are working to determine what led up to the crash.

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Anyone who witnessed the incident or has video shot in the area at the time is urged to contact North Vancouver RCMP at 604-985-1311.

 

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