A New Westminster woman suffered minor injuries after she was hit by a car Thursday evening.
The 48-year-old woman was crossing the street in the 500 block of Eighth Avenue around 4:40 p.m. when an oncoming vehicle struck her, Sgt. Chad Johnston, spokesperson for the New Westminster police, told The Record.
At the time of the crash, the woman wasn’t in a marked crosswalk.
The woman, who is in a wheelchair, was taken to hospital and treated for a few scrapes to her face and soreness throughout her body. Otherwise she was relatively unscathed in the crash, Johnston added.
Witnesses allege the driver of the vehicle involved – possibly in a grey Toyota-style vehicle – fled the scene before emergency personnel arrived, Johnston said.
“(Const. Brittany Ribeiro) is still interviewing a few witnesses at this point so it’s still an ongoing investigation. Obviously, with the hit and run, we’re going to be trying to seek more witnesses and track down more detail with regards to a potential plate and that sort of thing,” Johnston said.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact Const. Ribeiro at 604-525-5411.
