A man was taken to hospital with critical injuries after being pinned under a transit bus at a Burnaby transit loop Thursday evening.
Emergency crews were called to the Sperling-Burnaby Lake Skytrain Station just after 6 p.m. for reports of a pedestrian hit by a bus, according to Metro Vancouver Transit Police Const. Amanda Steed.
“First responders attended to the individual who was located trapped under the bus,” Steed said in an emailed statement.
The man was transported to hospital with “serious, life-threatening injuries,” according to Steed.
While Transit Police initially responded to the scene, Burnaby RCMP have now taken over the investigation.
In a news release Friday, the detachment said the man had been walking near the bus loop when he was struck by a southbound transit bus turning into the loop.
The bus driver is cooperating with police, according to the release.
“It was dark and raining at the time of the crash, but all contributing factors in this incident are still under investigation,” the release said.
Witnesses who haven’t yet spoken with police are asked to call Burnaby RCMP at 604-646-9999. Quote file number 23-5590.
Investigators are also looking for dashcam video from the bus loop area taken between 6 and 6:30 p.m. on Thursday evening.
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