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Hunt for driver after hit and run in Richmond injures child

The suspect is an Asian female aged around 50 with a bob-style haircut. The grey minivan may be damaged.

Richmond RCMP are searching for the driver of a minivan that struck and injured an 11-year-old boy on Oct. 5, 2022.
Richmond RCMP are searching for the driver of a minivan that struck and injured an 11-year-old boy on Oct. 5, 2022.

Richmond RCMP is search for the driver of a grey minivan that struck an 11-year-old boy in a marked pedestrian crossing before side-swiping another vehicle and then taking off.

According to Cpl. Dennis Hwang, the boy was pushing his bicycle in a marked pedestrian crossing near No. 1 Road and Tucker Avenue at around 9 a.m. on Oct. 5 when he was struck by the van.

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“This minivan then proceeded to side-swipe another vehicle before fleeing the scene,’ Hwang said.

The boy was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and has since been released.

The suspect is an Asian female aged around 50 with a bob-style haircut. The grey minivan may be damaged.

If anyone has any information on this incident or potential dashcam footage, please contact the Richmond RCMP at 604-278-1212