RCMP on scene of incident in 4300 block of 25th Avenue in Vernon Monday morning. (Pete McIntyre/Vernon Matters photo)

By Pete McIntyre

Vernon

UPDATE: Fatal hit-and-run incident under investigation

Nov 6, 2023 | 1:50 PM

A pedestrian was hit and killed by a hit and run driver in Vernon Monday morning.

RCMP say at around 4:40 a.m. on Nov. 6, they received a report a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle in the 4300-block of 25th Avenue near the city’s water reclamation facility.

“Frontline officers arrived at the location where Vernon Fire Rescue Service and BC Emergency Health Service personnel were tending to a person on the roadway. The male victim was critically injured and sadly did not survive,” Const. Chris Terleski said.

Police are not releasing the victim’s name, pending positive identification and notification of next of kin.

“Evidence collected from the scene lead investigators believe the man was struck by a vehicle that was travelling eastbound on 25th Avenue,” Terleski added.

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Detours were in effect for that part of the street as police investigated, including a member of the RCMP’s Integrated Collision Analyst and Reconstruction Service.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP at (250) 545-7171 and quote file #2023-19552.

Original story 7:45 a.m.
Police on scene of 25th Avenue incident

Police are at the scene of an incident in Vernon this morning.

It’s in the 4300 block of 25th Avenue just west of the Petro Canada station in that area.

Several police vehicles are at the site.

Traffic is being detoured at 43rd Street in both directions.

Vernon Matters has reached out to Vernon North Okanagan RCMP for details.

25th Avenue was closed at 43rd Street Monday morning for an incident involving RCMP. (Pete McIntyre/Vernon Matters photo)