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Pedestrian Struck in Hit And Run Collision By South Asian Male in Abbotsford

Darpan News Desk Darpan, 14 Jul, 2016 10:46 AM

On Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 7:40 pm, the Abbotsford Police Department responded to a report of a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian in the intersection of Marshall and McCallum Roads.

At that location, a 29-year-old male had been walking northbound in a marked crosswalk when he was struck by a left-turning, dark blue, newer sedan driven by an older South Asian male.

#abbypd are investigating a hit & run involving a pedestrian at Marshall and McCallum Roads. https://t.co/Q8SciHQUMe
— Abbotsford Police (@AbbyPoliceDept) July 14, 2016

Emergency crews arrived on sceneand the pedestrian was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

According to witnesses, the driver of the sedan briefly stopped and parked facing westbound on Marshall Road but then re-entered the vehicle and drove away. APD investigators are looking for information about this driver and the vehicle involved in the collision.

Anyone with information about this incident should contact the Abbotsford Police Department at 604-859-5225 or text us at 222973 (abbypd) or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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