Woman dead after being hit by car on Vancouver’s Commercial Drive

A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer's uniform in Vancouver, on Jan. 9, 2021. (Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press)

A woman in her 30s has died after being struck by a car while crossing Commercial Drive in East Vancouver in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The woman was crossing Commercial Drive from the north side, by the East Hastings Street intersection, around 5:15 a.m. when she was struck by a car, the Vancouver Police Department said in a statement Monday.

“Despite life-saving attempts from paramedics, the woman died at the scene,” the statement said.

The driver of the car, a 2002 Toyota Sienna, remained at the scene.

Anyone who saw the crash, or who has relevant dash-cam video, is asked to call the VPD’s Collision Investigation Unit at 604-717-3012.