B.C.’s police watchdog says it is investigating after a male was fatally struck by a vehicle in Surrey shortly after being released from police custody.
The deadly crash happened shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 14, at the intersection of 152nd Street and Highway 10.
The male, whose age has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) said in a release it has “commenced an investigation to determine what role, if any, officers’ actions or inaction may have played into the death of the male.”
.@iiobc IIO Notified of Incident in Surrey (2019-174) https://t.co/0AWOPj8ccg
— IIOBC (@iiobc) September 17, 2019
RCMP are looking for witnesses to the fatal collision in Surrey as well as dash-cam video.
The IIO is the independent civilian oversight agency of the police in British Columbia. It investigates all officer-related incidents that result in serious harm or death, whether or not there is any allegation of wrongdoing.
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