VANCOUVER — A man in his 60s has been hit and killed while crossing a street in east Vancouver.
He was crossing at an uncontrolled intersection on busy East 49th Avenue at Frederick Street.
Police say he was hit just after 6:30 Monday evening.
He was rushed to hospital but could not be saved.
A news release issued by police says the driver remained at the scene and is co-operating with investigators.
The death of the unnamed man marks Vancouver's fourth pedestrian fatality of 2019.
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