Manpinnedunderbus

Pedestrian sustains life-threatening injuries

ByCorneliaNaylor cnaylor@burnabynow.com

A man was taken to hospital with critical injuries after being pinned under a transit bus at a Burnaby transit loop Feb 16

Emergency crews were called to the Sperling-Burnaby Lake SkyTrain station just after 6 p m for reports of a pedestrian hit by a bus, according to MetroVancouverTransit Police Const. Amanda Steed

“First responders attended to the individual who was located trapped under the bus,” Steed said in an emailed statement

The man was transported to hospital with “serious, life-threatening injuries,” Steed said.

WhileTransit Police ini- tially responded to the scene, Burnaby RCMP have now taken over the investigation

In a news release Friday, the detachment said the man had been walking near the bus loop when he was struck by a southbound transit bus turning into the loop

The bus driver is cooperating with police, ac- cording to the release

“It was dark and raining at the time of the crash, but all contributing factors in this incident are still under investigation,” the release said.

Witnesses who haven’t yet spoken with police are asked to call Burnaby RCMP at 604-6469999 Quote file number 23-5590