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InvisibleSoul 01-13-2011 11:16 AM
17-Year-Old Student Killed by Dump Truck @ Nanaimo & Hastings
 
http://www.news1130.com/news/local/a...y-a-dump-truck

Quote:
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Vancouver Police are have shut down East Hastings and Nanaimo Streets after a teen was struck and killed this morning.

VPD Constable Jana McGuinness says a 17-year old boy was walking along Hastings and across Nanaimo around 8:25 a.m. "A dump truck heading south on Nanaimo, after making a right-turn off of Hastings, struck the young man and killed him instantly in the intersection."

"What we know at this point is that this driver has been fully cooperating, and is completely traumatized by this incident."

The victim has family overseas and they are trying to contact them.

People walking by the very busy intersection say one person was hit and killed at the same site about six months ago. A couple of store owners say they hear screeching tires quite a bit and it is not a safe intersection.

Ikkaku 01-13-2011 11:18 AM
oh no :(

RIP

Ch28 01-13-2011 11:19 AM
RIP to the kid

What a tragic way to go.

RevRav 01-13-2011 11:19 AM
RIP

Qmx323 01-13-2011 11:19 AM
Isn't this the intersection that everyone speeds by because of the slope or something?

Damn that sucks. Probably walking to school in the morning and gets taken out by a truck

Inaii 01-13-2011 11:22 AM
Rip :(
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InvisibleSoul 01-13-2011 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Ch28 (Post 7263409)
RIP to the kid

What a tragic way to go.
Yeah... in a situation like this where you know it's a low speed incident, but yet the victim was killed instantly... it's pretty safe to assume that he got ran over by the wheels, and that definitely won't be pretty.

Durrann 01-13-2011 11:29 AM
Apparently one of my friends friends witnessed this incident
it wasnt pretty at all

brain matter spilt out
and instant death

RIP

SpuGen 01-13-2011 11:30 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Qmx323 (Post 7263411)
Isn't this the intersection that everyone speeds by because of the slope or something?

Damn that sucks. Probably walking to school in the morning and gets taken out by a truck
There's no Slope there at all.

It's just a big, busy intersection.
http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&cli...237.35,,0,7.11

t8v6 01-13-2011 11:30 AM
at least there was minimal pain :(
RIP

Shun Izaki 01-13-2011 11:33 AM
hastings/nanaimo is known for people to run reds, turn left on red... it's crazy

RIP

gdoh 01-13-2011 11:35 AM
shitty i wonder if the kid just stepped out like most people do in thinking every1 should stop for me

but still RIP

ilvtofu 01-13-2011 11:38 AM
Yeah it's pretty busy there, maybe one car can turn left at each light, lots of pedestrians and lots of cars, I drive by everyday about half an hour before the incident to SFU. I assume the kid went to templeton?

RIP :(

b0unce. [?] 01-13-2011 11:39 AM
holy fuck thats scary

gilly 01-13-2011 11:40 AM
rip. thats really sad.

PiuYi 01-13-2011 11:43 AM
RIP
tragic way to go

LiquidTurbo 01-13-2011 11:50 AM
So who's fault was it? The kid or the driver? RIP.
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CP.AR 01-13-2011 11:52 AM
dang that sucks...

RIP. my best to the family

Euro7r 01-13-2011 12:00 PM
Unfortunate event. Rip.

jjson 01-13-2011 12:09 PM
what a sad way to go... RIP

Berzerker 01-13-2011 12:17 PM
Look both ways people :(

Berz out.

gloors 01-13-2011 12:20 PM
Damn sucha young age too :( RIP

Dragon-88 01-13-2011 12:27 PM
That intersection is always busy plus the fact people turn left off of hastings all the time which basically makes it a one way intersection... I always try to avoid that area...

da-suu 01-13-2011 12:30 PM
rip, they gotta fix that intersection

taylor192 01-13-2011 01:45 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by gdoh (Post 7263442)
shitty i wonder if the kid just stepped out like most people do in thinking every1 should stop for me

but still RIP
Quote:
Originally Posted by LiquidTurbo (Post 7263470)
So who's fault was it? The kid or the driver? RIP.
The article states the truck was traveling east on Hasting and turned right to travel south on Nanaimo. The teen was walking along Hastings. This is a dump truck, so it is unlikely it was cornering very fast, yet certainly cannot stop very fast.

Without knowing which direction the teen was walking, this leaves 2 scenarios:
1. The truck driver did not see the pedestrian before making the turn, then could not stop in time.
2. The truck driver was committed to the turn and the pedestrian started to cross without looking.

Either way, RIP.


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