Child struck and killed in Squamish parking lot
Credit to Author: Lynn Mitges| Date: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 06:04:49 +0000
A two-year-old child and a female were both struck by a vehicle in a Squamish parking lot on Friday night. The child has died of their injuries.
Squamish RCMP report that the accident occurred at about 6 p.m. in a parking lot in front of a grocery store at 1900 Garibaldi Way. An ambulance crew attended the scene and both the female and the child were transported to hospital.
The driver of the vehicle remained on scene and is co-operating with the investigation.
“We are at the beginning stages of putting together all the details to give an accurate picture of exactly what happened tonight,” said Sgt. Sascha Banks. “Anyone who was there and witnessed the incident prior to the event, during the event, or after the collision are asked to come forward to the RCMP if they have not already done so. We are a tight knit community and our thoughts are first and foremost with the family as well as those who were on scene, responded, and helped in any way they could.”
Squamish RCMP, Sea to Sky General Investigations Section, the Integrated Collision Analyst Reconstruction Service (ICARS), and the BC Coroner’s Service will conduct an investigation.
The parking lot on Garibaldi Way was closed for several hours.