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Man struck by three vehicles in Abbotsford, B.C

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 04 Jan, 2021 06:18 PM

Police say a pedestrian has died after being struck by three vehicles in Abbotsford, B.C.

Officers responded to a collision on Highway 1 near the boundary between Abbotsford and Langley, B.C., early Sunday morning.

Police say in a news release that emergency responders found the man with fatal injuries in the eastbound lanes and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

AbbyPD are currently investigating a fatal collision with a pedestrian in eastbound lanes of Hwy 1 between 264th and Mt Lehman. Hwy closed between these exits while police continue to investigate. Any info or dashcam footage call AbbyPD 604-859-5225
— Abbotsford Police Department (@AbbyPoliceDept) January 3, 2021

They say the drivers involved in the collision remained on scene and are co-operating with investigators.

Police say the drivers were not injured but are "very shaken" by the incident.

They say they are working to identify the man, while the BC Coroners Service and Integrated Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team are also investigating.

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