Port Coquitlam road closed after driver strikes pedestrian

A Coquitlam RCMP cruiser behind police tape. (CityNews Image)

By Charles Brockman

Posted May 6, 2025 3:20 pm.

Last Updated May 6, 2025 3:46 pm.

A road off Lougheed Highway in Port Coquitlam is closed Tuesday afternoon after a driver struck and injured a pedestrian.

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The Coquitlam RCMP says paramedics called officers to the intersection of the highway and Oxford Connector around 12:20 p.m. for a motor vehicle incident involving a pedestrian.

The driver remained on scene and the pedestrian was transported to hospital. Police did not disclose the pedestrian’s condition.

A portion of Oxford Connector will be closed, and motorists are asked to avoid the area while investigators work.

https://twitter.com/cqrcmp/status/1919881317220581777

Witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage is asked to call the Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 and quote file #2025-11153.

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