Abby PD investigate incident in which 85-year-old pedestrian was hit by vehicle, airlifted and hospitalized

ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department is investigating after an 85-year-old elderly pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Thursday (Oct. 20) afternoon in the 31500 block of Blueridge Drive east of Mount Lehman Road, in west Abbotsford.

On October 20 at 2:31 p.m., Abbotsford Police patrol officers responded to a serious collision Blueridge Drive. Upon arrival, emergency service workers located an 85-year-old pedestrian that had been struck by a vehicle and was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the vehicle was uninjured, remained at the scene and is cooperating with police.

AbbyPD Patrol Officers, with the assistance of the Integrated Collision Analysis Reconstruction Service (ICARS), remained on scene and are in the early stages of this investigation.

Investigators are seeking witnesses and dashcam footage from those who may have been travelling along Blueridge Drive just before the collision. If you can assist, please call the Abbotsford Police Department at 604-859-5225. Refer to Abbotsford Police file 2022-43750