UPDATE (Friday at 8 a.m.):
A white Volkwagen Jetta was travelling south on Mariner Way when it struck a pedestrian near Dolphin Street.
The pedestrian was transported to hospital where they remain in critical condition.
The driver and passengers of the white Volkwagen Jetta were also transported to hospital with minor injuries.
The file remains under investigation.
- reporting by Janis Cleugh
Thursday at 9 p.m.:
Police are attending to a "serious" motor vehicle incident in Coquitlam this evening, June 6, that struck a pedestrian.
The accident took place at the intersection of Mariner Way and Dolphin Street, according to Cpl. Dave Noon, a forensic collision reconstructionist with the Lower Mainland Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service (LMD-ICARS).
As a result, Mariner Way, a major thoroughfare for Coquitlam commuters, is closed in both directions between Hawser Avenue and Dewdney Trunk Road.
The condition of the pedestrian is not known, as of this publication, nor how long the 900 m stretch of Mariner Way will stay closed.
Noon said in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) before 7:30 p.m. for motorists to "plan accordingly" until officers are finished.
#LMDICARS has deployed to the intersection of Mariner Way and Dolphin St., #Coquitlam for a serious vehicle incident involving a #pedestrian. Mariner Way is currently closed in both directions between Hawser Ave and DTR. Plan accordingly. @AM730Traffic @CityNewsTraffic @LMDRCMP
— CPL. Dave NOON (@CplNoon) June 7, 2024
