2 pedestrians killed in separate crashes in Metro Vancouver

CTV Vancouver: Pedestrians killed in two crashes Accidents claimed the lives of pedestrians in Richmond and Coquitlam on Monday night.

Police are investigating two tragic crashes that claimed the lives of pedestrians in Metro Vancouver Monday night.

Richmond Mounties said a 75-year-old woman was fatally struck while trying to cross the road at Westminster Highway shortly after 10 p.m.

Investigators believe heavy rainfall and the location the victim was crossing at were factors in the crash.

The driver remained at the scene.

Around the same time in Coquitlam, several vehicles crashed at the intersection of Como Lake Avenue and Robinson Street, killing another pedestrian.

The victim’s age has not been released.

The crashes came one week after the BC Coroners Service issued a public warning about road safety to all motorists and pedestrians, especially seniors.

Between mid-November and early-December, 11 seniors ranging in age from 73 to 87 were struck and killed by vehicles.

Two died in Vancouver and the others were killed in New Westminster, Kelowna and Oliver.

A recent Coroners Service review found people over the age of 70 are twice as likely to die in a pedestrian accident as any other age group.