WARNING: This story contains a portion of a video showing the moments before a man is struck in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, which some viewers may find disturbing.
B.C.’s police watchdog is investigating after a police car struck a pedestrian in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, leaving him with serious injuries.
The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO), the province’s civilian-led police oversight agency, says a Vancouver police vehicle struck a male pedestrian in the 100 block of East Hastings Street on Tuesday at around 3:20 a.m.
The man was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. The IIO said Wednesday afternoon that the man is still alive.
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