Pedestrian dead after North Vancouver crash

A pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle on a busy road in North Vancouver.

A pedestrian is dead after being struck by a vehicle in North Vancouver Thursday night, according to local Mounties.

The collision happened shortly before 7:30 p.m. in the 200 block of Esplanade West, North Vancouver RCMP said in a news release.

Images from the scene show the road closed in both directions, with a pickup truck loaded onto the back of a flat-bed tow truck.

The victim was a North Shore resident in his 80s, authorities said.

Police did not share any identifying details about the driver, and said the cause of the crash is not yet known.

Anyone with information or dash cam video from the scene should call investigators at 604-985-1311, police said.