By The Canadian Press

Hit-and-run collision on Vancouver’s west side leaves skateboarder dead

Apr 17, 2016 | 1:22 PM

VANCOUVER — A skateboarder is dead after an early-morning hit and run in Vancouver.

Two men were skateboarding on the west side of the city (near Heather Street and West 54th Avenue) when one was struck by a car.

The driver took off without stopping in what police describe as an older, silver Mitsubishi car.

The skateboarder is a man in his 20s from Ontario.

He was taken to hospital after the collision where he died from his injuries.

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Police say the cause of the crash is not yet known but the driver is encourage to come forward.

The Canadian Press