Pedestrian Struck and Pinned under Vehicle

Monday, May 31, 2010 - At approximately 3 pm today, a man crossing West Cordova was struck and pinned under a van that was crossing Cambie Street. According to witnesses, the van ran a red light, when it struck the man, who then became pinned under the chassis. The patient was extricated by VFRS and BCAS within 15 minutes, and taken by Advanced Life Support to VGH. The driver is cooperating with police. Injuries of the young man are unknown. VFRS E1, L7 and R7 responded along with one ALS and one BLS unit from BCAS.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Pedestrian
• struck
• pinned
• Cambie
• Cordova
• Vancouver
• Fire
• Rescue
• BCAS
• Police
• Van
• driver

[911caddy]

Interesting Extrication. A hydraulic spreader on a six by six or (something similar). When time is of the essence, scrap the lifting bags!! Well done guys!

[MidnightPolak]

@911caddy I gotta say, they were very fast, for what they had to deal with.

[xEternalx]

@MidnightPolak

Oh I see. Okay . Thanks.

[MidnightPolak]

@xEternalx Or just send it to your local news channel! Most have a place on their web site where you can submit videos.

[xEternalx]

@MidnightPolak

Oh I see. Cool. Good stuff ! I 'll see if I can find something news worthy to send to you too Lol.

[MidnightPolak]

@astroxin No I did not. Fire and BCAS were already on scene when I got there. Had a witnessed it, I would have tried to help him, and not film. But at this point, there was nothing I could do.

[MidnightPolak]

@xEternalx In Canada, anyone can submit videos that are "news worthy" to a network, since everyone has a camera on them pretty much (like a phone).

[xEternalx]

@MidnightPolak

news feature?

[MidnightPolak]

@thekiwicanuck I'm sorry for your horrible Canadian experience. Vancouver has some of the worst drivers, that's why I never take my car to downtown!