A pedestrian is in hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries after being hit by a vehicle in downtown Victoria Wednesday morning.
VicPD were advising advising the public to avoid the area of the crash, between View Street Yates Street on Douglas Street, for an undetermined amount of time.
VicPD confirmed they were investigating a motor vehicle collision in which a driver struck a pedestrian at the intersection of Douglas Street and Yates Street just before 6:30 a.m. today.
When officers arrived, paramedics and the Victoria Fire Department were already on scene, providing medical aid to the pedestrian.
The intersection was closed while VicPD Traffic officers gathered evidence and reopened shortly after 9 a.m. — photos from the scene suggest that the vehicle involved was a taxi, and witnesses confirmed that a Bluebird minivan taxi was towed from the scene.
The pedestrian was transported to the hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries.
Anyone with information who has not yet spoken with police, or anyone with dashcam footage of the incident, is asked to call the E-Comm Report Desk at (250) 995-7654.
