The 46-year-old woman was struck and killed by a vehicle on the Trans-Canada Highway near Morden Road Monday night
A 46-year-old woman was struck and killed by a vehicle as she was walking near the median of the Trans-Canada Highway near Morden Road in Nanaimo on Monday night, police say.
Nanaimo RCMP Const. Sherri Wade said the incident occurred about 10:30 p.m. Both the woman and the vehicle were heading north at the time.
Wade said there is no indication the driver was at fault “in any way.”
The driver is co-operating with police and is very upset about what happened, she said.
The highway was closed for about four hours while RCMP collision analysts examined the scene. The B.C. Coroners Service has been notified, Ward said.
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