[InvisibleSoul]

http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/169128--teen-killed-after-being-hit-by-a-dump-truck

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]

oh no :(

RIP

[Ch28]

RIP to the kid

What a tragic way to go.

[RevRav]

RIP

[Qmx323]

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]

Rip :(
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[InvisibleSoul]

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]

Apparently one of my friends friends witnessed this incident
it wasnt pretty at all

brain matter spilt out
and instant death

RIP

[SpuGen]

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&client=firefox-a&q=hastings+and+nanaimo&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=E+Hastings+St+%26+Nanaimo+St,+Vancouver,+Gre ater+Vancouver+Regional+District,+British+Columbia +V5L+1V6&ll=49.280908,-123.056016&spn=0.002586,0.008256&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=49.281169,-123.056607&panoid=2JuX_RuvicJbUB3Nv37tqQ&cbp=12,237.35,,0,7.11

[t8v6]

at least there was minimal pain :(
RIP

[Shun Izaki]

hastings/nanaimo is known for people to run reds, turn left on red... it's crazy

RIP

[gdoh]

shitty i wonder if the kid just stepped out like most people do in thinking every1 should stop for me

but still RIP

[ilvtofu]

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. [?]]

holy fuck thats scary

[gilly]

rip. thats really sad.

[PiuYi]

RIP
tragic way to go

[LiquidTurbo]

So who's fault was it? The kid or the driver? RIP.
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[CP.AR]

dang that sucks...

RIP. my best to the family

[Euro7r]

Unfortunate event. Rip.

[jjson]

what a sad way to go... RIP

[Berzerker]

Look both ways people :(

Berz out.

[gloors]

Damn sucha young age too :( RIP

[Dragon-88]

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]

rip, they gotta fix that intersection

[taylor192]

shitty i wonder if the kid just stepped out like most people do in thinking every1 should stop for me

but still RIP

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.

[bcrdukes]

You can't travel west on hastings and turn right to travel south on Nanaimo. It's only possible to turn left in order to travel south on Nanaimo. Unless they meant travelling east, then it's possible to turn right onto Nanaimo.

Such a tragic way to die, especially at a young age.

[Xnova86]

forgot to shoulder check :troll:

[taylor192]

You can't travel west on hastings and turn right to travel south on Nanaimo. It's only possible to turn left in order to travel south on Nanaimo. Unless they meant travelling east, then it's possible to turn right onto Nanaimo.
Typo. Fixed now.

[Jegz]

Always look both ways when crossing streets.
RIP.. :(

[Not really racist!]

Bad way to go.. I can't imagine the reaction of his parents overseas when they get that "phone call"

RIP

[dlo]

I had a class with him last year, RIP, lol @ media giving you all false information, templeton today had collabration, so no one was around, the death time was off by 30-1hr~, he was also not running for the bus, templeton is a mere 2 blocks away from hastings and nanaimo.

[Not really racist!]

Persons name is Reno, though I may be wrong....

[dlo]

Reno tieu, exchange student from Templeton, really good at DoTA, and quite smart..

[MG1]

So tragic to die so young and away from home.

Hope he didn't die not knowing the pleasures of life.

[spideyv2]

I had a class with him last year, RIP, lol @ media giving you all false information, templeton today had collabration, so no one was around, the death time was off by 30-1hr~, he was also not running for the bus, templeton is a mere 2 blocks away from hastings and nanaimo.
RIP, condolences to his family

Edit - Apparently he was running for the bus to head to core studio for pe class, my buddy that goes to temp says the teacher wanted them there even though it was a collaborative day

[dlo]

Where does it say he was running for a bus?

RIP, condolences to his family


http://www.vancouversun.com/Teen+running+catch+struck+dead+Vancouver/4103732/story.html

[CharlieH]

rip

[InvisibleSoul]

Still totally speculation, but based on the pictures... I'm assuming the umbrella sitting in the middle of the road is his... and maybe he was holding it in a way that was partially obscuring his view... and he was waiting for the dump truck to finish the turn... but after the truck passed by, he didn't realize that it was towing the trailer behind it, and he started walking, and got pulled under the wheels of the trailer.

[Ice_GT]

Just found out it's my parents friends son...

RIP Reno
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[Gh0stRider]

RIP

[Santofu]

RIP!

[ek1]

Still totally speculation, but based on the pictures... I'm assuming the umbrella sitting in the middle of the road is his... and maybe he was holding it in a way that was partially obscuring his view... and he was waiting for the dump truck to finish the turn... but after the truck passed by, he didn't realize that it was towing the trailer behind it, and he started walking, and got pulled under the wheels of the trailer.

im gonna second that
one photo seems to suggest that he may have gotten hit by the trailer

[dark0821]

sigh...and the family are over seas ><

makes me wonder if it was a international student

[iceburner]

His girlfriend of just 1 month was crying like crazy all day =\

[alwaysideways]

So tragic to die so young and away from home.

Hope he didn't die not knowing the pleasures of life.



Are you kidding me? You hope he didn't die not knowing the pleasures of life??? He was 17 for f**k sakes. He didnt get a chance to learn most of the pleasures of life. Its a shame that people die so young


RIP

[q0192837465]

RIP

At least there's no pain. He prolly didn't even know he's about to die when it happened. .

[Senna4ever]

There's no Slope there at all.

It's just a big, busy intersection.
http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&q=hastings+and+nanaimo&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=E+Hastings+St+%26+Nanaimo+St,+Vancouver,+Gre ater+Vancouver+Regional+District,+British+Columbia +V5L+1V6&ll=49.280908,-123.056016&spn=0.002586,0.008256&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=49.281169,-123.056607&panoid=2JuX_RuvicJbUB3Nv37tqQ&cbp=12,237.35,,0,7.11

Hastings there is all downhill from Slocan to Clark Drive.

[satek]

I live close to that area....RIP

[optiblue]

RIP, hope the kid wasn't listening to music or looking down at his device! I've seen so many young people do this and more often then never, they come close to death by not paying attention to dangers.
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[J____]

RIP

[Matlock]

RIP

I used to walk by there on the way to school back in the day.

I wonder if the kid was playing with his cellphone while crossing the street...

[twitchyzero]

truck driver is going to be traumatized for life

[- kT]

sigh...and the family are over seas ><

makes me wonder if it was a international student

OnTheDLo mentioned he was an exchange student

Reno tieu, exchange student from Templeton, really good at DoTA, and quite smart..

not sure how credible that is, but he seems to know about what he's talking about

RIP, sad way to go. I feel bad for the truck driver regardless of who's fault it is. i can't even imagine what he saw when he got out of his truck to see what was up..

[NSX]

RIP

[goo3]

Hastings there is all downhill from Slocan to Clark Drive.

I was there in the morning and saw everything closed off. There's no slope @ Nanaimo.

If he's running for the bus, he's crossing east towards the bus stop.

Since the truck was carrying the trailer, maybe he got fooled by the initial wide turn.

RIP.

[PDA_86]

He was my Godmother's nephew, An international student. He was a really good kid, often doing chores around the house before doing homework. Kept a good average in classes, and was in love recently.

It's such a tragedy for this young lad to pass away this early. His family are currently deeply depressed. I really don't know how to help them...

[Senna4ever]

I was there in the morning and saw everything closed off. There's no slope @ Nanaimo.

If he's running for the bus, he's crossing east towards the bus stop.

Since the truck was carrying the trailer, maybe he got fooled by the initial wide turn.

RIP.

The intersection itself is probably level, but Hastings is on an incline between Clark & Slocan.

[Psykopathik]

keep your eyes up, and mp3 player volume down.

RIP

[3klipze]

RIP

sad to be gone at such a young age.

[124Y]

R.I.P.
What a tragedy. :(

[ilvtofu]

It's so sad I was on facebook and my cousin showed me his gf status and the facebook group :( He looked like a really nice kid

[HonestTea]

RIP :(

[InvisibleSoul]

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?fbid=174187765950032&id=174187365950072&aid=32456

[Cereal Killer]

Drove by the scene shortly after the accident happened. Was hoping the guy would be alright but sadly, he succumbed to his injuries. Was weird how the police, paramedics, and firefighters all arrived at the same time...

[- kT]

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?fbid=174187765950032&id=174187365950072&aid=32456

i checked that album out, he had an iphone4, a bunch of pics in that album were of him playing with it and stuff too

sad to say that it's looking like that iphone killed him

[Amuse]

RIP

I used to walk by there on the way to school back in the day.

I wonder if the kid was playing with his cellphone while crossing the street...
Or it was raining the the driver didn't shoulder check/carefully check for pedestrians before turning.

[- kT]

Or it was raining the the driver didn't shoulder check/carefully check for pedestrians before turning.

it's all speculation really, my post was no different. no official news for the reason has been published but from what i've heard/read around, most of the speculation was either him running for the bus or listening to his mp3 player. given that it was the trailer of the dump truck that killed him i don't think the truck driver was to blame though. again, speculation

[lowside67]

sad to say that it's looking like that iphone killed him
Errr, no. An iPhone did not kill him, a dump truck killed him, as a result of either him, the driver, or him and the driver not paying enough attention.

It is absolutely awful to see somebody so young get killed but it serves as a reminder to people to pay attention to whatever you are doing. It's simple but so many accidents in life just plain old boil down to not paying enough attention to both what you are doing and what is happening around you.

-Mark

[Cillu]

RIP. Couple of my friends knew him...

[AzNightmare]

wtf is up with Nanaimo.
Always hear about people getting killed there... anywhere along Nanaimo.
And I see so many lamp posts with flowers or pictures or something.

Sometimes it makes me paranoid driving there... It's like I have to be even move
cautious than normal, thinking I have a higher chance to hit someone there than elsewhere.


RIP to the poor kid... so young too...

[Mr.Money]

rip kid.....i'm currently reading this thread and playing Moby - Natural Blues.

its so sad to know this young guy didn't get to experience his teenage years,like going for your first driving test,passing high school,going to college,getting that first job..

my heart to his family,the hardest thing is losing a loved one & This is awful to start off the new year for the family.

[!SG]

RIP.

that intersection is pretty bad. there are 3 well used bus stations located at that corner (east bound hastings, west bound hastings, and south bound nanaimo). the intersection is well used and always has ppl waiting for the light. i live relatively close to that intersection and frequent the grocery stores around the area and know well how bad checking around the corner is when trying to make a turn. at the corner i believe where the accident happened sits a fairly large building which is built close to the corner of that intersection with no windows so thus for drivers, the line of site to see around the corner is bad. there are always drivers in a rush to make the corner, and pedestrians in a rush to catch the bus or to catch the intersection walking light trying to bend the rules...

RIP to the teen that got him.

[Oleophobic]

definitely a bad intersection. Driving westbound/eastbound on hastings you'll always notice how slow it gets around the Nanaimo st area mostly due to the quick light cycle and the fact that it is a popular place for people to turn left. There are also a ton of pedestrians crossing nanaimo or hastings to get to the bus stops, grocery stores, the royal bank, etc. It's a nightmare trying to turn left or turn right.

[Mr.C]

definitely a bad intersection. Driving westbound/eastbound on hastings you'll always notice how slow it gets around the Nanaimo st area mostly due to the quick light cycle and the fact that it is a popular place for people to turn left. There are also a ton of pedestrians crossing nanaimo or hastings to get to the bus stops, grocery stores, the royal bank, etc. It's a nightmare trying to turn left or turn right.

It doesn't have a dedicated left turn signal either, does it? I hate it when I have to drive through there.

[2 n r]

drove by there fri night saw a bunch of kids huddled up on the corner holding a memorial :(
rip

[Fappin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWCDmrdECWw
RIP

[ShanghaiKid]

looked like a good kid

I'll leave a quote I recently came upon that, I think, holds a lot of meaning for anyone who's lost someone meaningful..

"Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some people move our souls to dance. They awaken us to a new understanding with the passing whisper of their wisdom. Some people make the sky more beautiful to gaze upon. They stay in our lives for awhile, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same."
— Flavia Weedn

RIP

[Xnova86]

isnt he a nammer? dudes speaking cantonese.


lol at the grammar at the end. you will be the better place

[ShanghaiKid]

lots of vietnamese speak cantonese...

[ilvtofu]

drove by there fri night saw a bunch of kids huddled up on the corner holding a memorial :(
rip

I thought that was just me. They were at the north east corner, but I saw flowers on the pole at the south west corner so kind of confused where this happened exactly. oh wells.

[!Shuya80]

Requiescat in pace.

[2 n r]

I thought that was just me. They were at the north east corner, but I saw flowers on the pole at the south west corner so kind of confused where this happened exactly. oh wells.

actually when i saw them they were on the south west corner