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Woman dies after being hit by car at a Richmond, B.C., crosswalk

A Richmond woman is dead after being hit by a car Friday while crossing an intersection.

RCMP say speed and alcohol aren't factors in the collision and the driver is co-operating

The collision happened at a marked crosswalk near the CF Richmond Centre. (Google Maps)

A woman is dead after being hit by a car Friday near a Richmond mall.

Richmond RCMP say the woman, who was in her 80s, was walkingin a designated crosswalk at the intersection of Minoru Boulevard and Murdoch Avenue, just steps from the CF Richmond Centre.

RCMP received reports shortly before 7 p.m. Friday of a collision between the womanand a 2008 Acura sedan.

The woman was conscious and taken to hospital with seeminglyminor injuriesbut died the next day.

The driver, a woman in her 60s, is co-operating with police.

RCMPsay speed and alcohol aren't factors in the collision. The Richmond RCMP Road Safety Unit is investigating.