Traffic investigators are at the scene of a fatal crash involving a pickup that struck a 10-year-old boy on a bicycle in east Vancouver.
Law enforcement and firefighters responded around 8:30 a.m. to the crash at Northeast 167th Avenue and Ninth Street.
Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Brent Waddell said the boy was dead when first responders arrived.
An initial investigation found the truck was eastbound on Ninth Street, and the bicyclist was northbound on 167th Avenue, riding in the roadway. At the four-way intersection, the bicyclist rode directly into the path of the eastbound truck and was hit, according to the sheriff’s office.
The driver, identified as 45-year-old Vancouver resident James Elieisar, stayed at the scene and assisted deputies.
The boy, whose name was not released, was wearing a helmet. He lived close to the scene of the crash, deputies said.
“Further investigation will be conducted to determine proximate causes of the collision. The intersection is in a residential neighborhood, with a posted 25 mph speed limit. The intersection is controlled by stop signs two ways, for north and southbound traffic. The truck’s travel path was not controlled by a stop sign,” the sheriff’s office said in a press release.
Ninth Street is closed in the area due to the investigation.
There were multiple sheriff’s office vehicles at the scene more than two hours after the crash was reported. The residential street was otherwise quiet.
Passersby said drivers often speed on the street, which cuts 10 blocks through a neighborhood starting at Northeast 162nd Avenue on its west end.
Crime scene tape stretched across the road. A handful of deputies wearing bright green vests stood beside the passenger’s side of a black truck; on the other side of the truck, a bicycle lay in the street.
A tow truck was seen impounding the pickup around 11:30 a.m.
This story will be updated.
Source: https://www.columbian.com
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