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Two men were hit by a slow-moving pickup truck as they crossed Jubilee Street in Duncan last Thursday. One of the men has since died of his injuries, while the other remains in hospital. Police are reminding pedestrians and drivers to make sure they are visible and aware of their surroundings. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
Man killed after vehicle hits pedestrians KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
A 55-year-old Duncan man has died of injuries sustained when he was hit by a truck on a downtown street last Thursday. Vincent Frances Samson was one of two men hit by the pickup in the early afternoon. He was airlifted to hospital in Victoria with a serious head injury shortly after the accident. Samson succumbed to his injur-
ies in hospital on Monday. “It’s not good. We’re all deaing with sadness,” Samson’s aunt, Dolly Sylvester, said, adding that her sister also died recently, leaving the family reeling from multiple tragedies. Samson left behind a wife and two sons, as well as his mother, three sisters and a brother. The incident happened shortly after noon last Thursday when two men who were walking
toward the Human Resources office in downtown Duncan were hit by a 2012 GMC pickup as they crossed Jubilee Street near the intersection with Evans Street. The other victim, a 53-year-old man, also from Duncan, remains in hospital and was last reported in critical condition. “The vehicle was travelling at a very low speed which may have minimized the extent of the injuries to the 53-year-old man,”
North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP spokesperson Krista Hobday said. Police are continuing to investigate the collision with help from the Integrated Collision Analyst and reconstruction experts from South Island Traffic Services. “The preliminary investigation has ruled out alcohol and mechanical error as contributing factors,” Hobday said. The driver of the pickup provided a statement to police at the
scene and has been cooperating with the investigation. Victim Services has been offering support to the families and those who assisted in caring for the injured on the roadside, Hobday added. “Police would like to remind both pedestrians and motorists to be visible and aware of their surroundings as they make their way to and from their destinations,” Hobday added.
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