By Wolfgang Depner
The Canadian Press
Posted December 7, 2025 5:57 pm
Updated December 7, 2025 6:20 pm
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Police in Surrey, B.C. say that the nine-year-old child involved in a vehicle collision Friday afternoon has died.
Surrey Police Service says in a statement released Sunday morning that the child died following a collision with what police say was a large cube van-style vehicle.
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The statement says that the investigation into the collision continues, and that the driver of the vehicle is co-operating with investigators.
Officials say they do not believe that impairment played a factor.
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Friday’s collision happened around 2:35 p.m. near an elementary school in Surrey’s Newton neighbourhood, and police say the child underwent life-saving efforts at a local hospital, with the death announced Sunday morning.
Anyone with information or dashcam footage is asked to contact Surrey Police Service.
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