Woman was hit by a car, taken to hospital with what was believed to be minor injuries; she died the next day

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A woman is dead after she was hit by a car in Vancouver last night.

It happened around 9:15 p.m. at East 12th Avenue at Clark Drive. Police say the 23-year-old was in a crosswalk with a friend when she was hit by a white Honda Civic turning west from Clark.

She was taken to the hospital with what paramedics originally believed were minor injuries. However, the woman’s condition deteriorated overnight and she died early this morning.

The 61-year-old driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with police. Investigators don’t think the drive was impaired or speeding at the time.

This is Vancouver’s second pedestrian death of 2018.