Pedestrian struck by car on South Fraser Way

Police say the 67-year-old was not using a crosswalk at the time of the collision on Tuesday night

The Abbotsford Police Department investigated a collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle on Tuesday night.

The Abbotsford Police Department investigated a collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle on Tuesday night.

A 67-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries on Tuesday night after he was struck by a car while walking across the road.

Abbotsford Police Const. Ian MacDonald said the man was not using a crosswalk at the time.

The collision took place at about 5:40 p.m. in the 33500 block of South Fraser Way.

The man was crossing from the south side of the road to the north when he was struck by a 2005 Subaru Forester SUV driven by a 73-year-old woman who was travelling west.

The man was taken to Abbotsford Regional Hospital to be treated for head trauma and upper-body injuries.

He was then airlifted to a Lower Mainland trauma centre, where he is in stable condition recovering from non-life-threatening injuries.

 

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