Pickup truck struck and seriously injured young pedestrian in Vernon

A pickup truck struck a young pedestrian in Vernon Saturday and left them with life-threatening injuries. Vernon RCMP are investigating the collision that happened around 12:10 p.m. on July 20, according to a press release from police. The initial investigation shows the truck was making a right turn when it hit the pedestrian while they were walking across a crosswalk at 32 Street and 30 Avenue. BC Emergency Health Services took the victim to hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries.  The driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with police. RCMP closed the intersection for several hours so officers could investigate. Police have not released details about the victim or the driver. The RCMP’s Integrated Collision Analyst and Reconstruction Service is continuing to investigate. Anyone who witnessed the crash or has dash cam footage is asked to contact Vernon RCMP at 250-545-7171 and quote file 2024-12112. To contact a reporter for this story, email Jesse Tomas mailto:jtomas@infonews.ca  or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .