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Apparent Hit And Run In Northeastern B.C. Leaves Two Dead: RCMP

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 19 Sep, 2019 07:15 PM

    FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - RCMP in northeastern British Columbia confirm two people have died in what appears to have been a hit and run in Fort St. John.

     

    The detachment says in social media posts that it happened Wednesday evening.

     

    Police say officers were called to a report of a "pedestrian motor vehicle incident" in a busy area of the city.

     

    The suspect vehicle had already left the scene.

     

    The two victims were pronounced dead a short time later.

     

    RCMP say more details are to be released today.

     

    This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 19, 2019

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