Motor vehicle collision between pedestrian, vehicle turns fatal in Abbotsford

ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department is investigating a fatal collision between a motor vehicle and a pedestrian that happened late Tuesday night on Gladys Avenue in Abbotsford.

On Tuesday, September 12, at 11:28 p.m., AbbyPD patrol members responded to a collision between a motor vehicle and a pedestrian in the 33000 block of Gladys Avenue, according to Constable Art Stele, media relations spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department.

Once they arrived at the scene, patrol officers observed a male pedestrian suffering from serious injuries and immediately began rendering aid. BC Ambulance Service and Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service were also on scene, providing life support procedures to the 35-year-old male victim who, despite best efforts, could not be resuscitated and succumbed to the injuries.

The driver of the motor vehicle remained on the scene and cooperated with the investigation. Impairment was determined not to be a factor, Cst. Stele indicated.