Blinding sun blamed after woman and baby hit by truck in Langford

RCMP issue driver a ticket nonetheless for failing to yield to pedestrians

Blinding sun blamed after woman and baby hit by truck in Langford

A woman carrying her five-month-old baby was struck in a crosswalk in Langford on Thursday.

West Shore RCMP Const. Alex Berube said the two were crossing at the lights at Veterans Memorial Parkway and Hoffman Avenue at about 3:30 p.m. when they were hit by a white utility truck making a left-hand turn off of Hoffman southbound onto Veterans.

The driver, who said he was blinded by the sun, was issued a ticket for failing to yield to a pedestrian.

The woman and child were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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