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pedestrian fleeing police dies after collision in surrey

by tiffany crawford
published jul 31, 2026
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a driver of a vehicle pulled over by police died thursday night after he ran away from officers and was hit by a vehicle.
the surrey police service said in a news release on friday that the officers conducted a traffic stop of a westbound vehicle in the 15600-block 56 avenue, also known as highway 10, shortly after 10 p.m..
police allege the driver of the stopped vehicle ran from the traffic stop on foot and was struck by a vehicle travelling eastbound. despite life-saving measures by first responders, he died.
b.c.’s independent investigations office is investigation because of police involvement.
the road was closed overnight while police investigated the collision but it has reopened.
ticrawford@postmedia.com
tiffany crawford
tiffany crawford

i have been working as a print reporter for nearly 16 years at the vancouver sun, but i started my career in broadcast journalism in 2001, working for the radio arm of the canadian press called broadcast news in vancouver. still a green reporter, i was sent off to cover the 2003 firestorm in kelowna. i loved my job at cp but i had itchy travel feet. so, i ventured off to china and then to spain before heading back to vancouver.

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