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Pedestrian seriously injured after being struck by vehicle in Abbotsford

Incident took place Thursday afternoon near the Five Corners intersection
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A portion of South Fraser Way east and west of the Five Corners intersection was closed last Thursday afternoon and into the evening after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. (Jessica Peters/The Abbotsford News)

A 24-year-old female pedestrian was injured Thursday afternoon (Oct. 27) after she was struck by a vehicle in Abbotsford.

The incident occurred at about 4:50 p.m. near the Five Corners intersection (South Fraser Way and McCallum Road) in the historic downtown core.

Const. Art Stele, a media officer with the Abbotsford Police Department (APD), said the injured woman was taken to hospital with serious, but not life-threatening, injuries.

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The 39-year-old driver remained on scene and is co-operating with the investigation, Stele said. He said speeed and impairment are not factors in the collision.

“The investigation is still in its initial phase and investigators are looking to determine where the pedestrian was at the time of the collision,” Stele said.

Any witnesses or those with dashcam footage of South Fraser Way between McCallum Road and Roberts Avenue around the time of the collision are asked to call the APD at 604-859-5225.

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Vikki Hopes

About the Author: Vikki Hopes

I have been a journalist for almost 40 years, and have been at the Abbotsford News since 1991.
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