B.C. officials are cautioning road users to slow down and be attentive during a time of year when crashes spike due to darkness and road conditions.

The messaging comes after six people were killed in crashes across the Lower Mainland over the course of three days, the latest of them a pedestrian fatality in Vancouver Sunday night.

Vancouver police said the 62-year-old male victim was crossing mid-block near East Hastings Street and Jackson Avenue when he was struck by a red Kia SUV around 7:23 p.m. PT.

He died despite life-saving efforts from first responders, Vancouver police said in a news release.

The driver of the Kia remained at the scene and the cause of the collision is still being investigated, according to police.

The fatal accident is the latest in a string of troubling d

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