Close X
Sunday, November 24, 2024
ADVT 
National

SUV Owner Comes Forward After Abbotsford Hit-And-Run Kills 77-Year-Old South Asian Man

Darpan News Desk, 23 Aug, 2019 07:11 PM

    The registered owner of the vehicle involved in wednesday night’s hit and run has come in to meet with Abbotsford Police Major Crime Detectives. This investigation is on-going and updates will be provided when available.


    At 8:30 pm, Abbotsford Emergency Services responded to a hit-and-run involving a pedestrian in the 32600 block of Marshall Road. A newer model SUV-type vehicle struck a 77-year-old South Asian male who was walking on the roadway.


    The pedestrian was transported to hospital by BC Ambulance Service. Sadly, the pedestrian succumbed to his injuries in hospital this morning.


    The Abbotsford Police Detectives continue to encourage witnesses, and those with possible CCTV footage and dashcam footage to come forward to help provide further evidence in this investigation.


    Anyone with information is asked to call the Abbotsford Police Department at 604-859-5225, text the department at 22973 (abbypd) or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Scheer Again Urges RCMP To Investigate PM

    OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the federal ethics commissioner's stinging conclusions about Justin Trudeau's handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair appear to align with a criminal offence.

    Scheer Again Urges RCMP To Investigate PM

    Entrepreneurs Turn Beer Waste Into Profits

    VANCOUVER - When Jeff Dornan opened a brewery six years ago, he knew the brewing process would produce hundreds of kilograms of spent grain, and he had a plan for it.

    Entrepreneurs Turn Beer Waste Into Profits

    Chinese Officials Fire Back At Freeland Over Hong Kong

    Freeland made the remarks in a joint statement issued Saturday with her counterpart in the European Union, Federica Mogherini, urging restraint amid "a rising number of unacceptable violent incidents."

    Chinese Officials Fire Back At Freeland Over Hong Kong

    Mount Pleasant Embraces Public Art With 'The Dude'

    Mount Pleasant Embraces Public Art With 'The Dude'
    Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighbourhood rallied around a statue that's inspired celebrity shout-outs and an unofficial name that's stuck around in a testament to the power of public art.    

    Mount Pleasant Embraces Public Art With 'The Dude'

    Advocates 'Internationalize' The Fight To Free Raif Badawi From Saudi Prison

    Advocates 'Internationalize' The Fight To Free Raif Badawi From Saudi Prison
    governments in an effort to secure his release as Saudi Arabia prepares to host next year's G-20 meeting.

    Advocates 'Internationalize' The Fight To Free Raif Badawi From Saudi Prison

    Canadian Woman Focusing On Memories Shared With Slain Fiance: New Zealand Police

    Police in New Zealand say a grieving Canadian woman is focusing on the memories she shared with her Australian fiance before he was murdered Friday in a seemingly random attack.    

    Canadian Woman Focusing On Memories Shared With Slain Fiance: New Zealand Police