One person seriously injured after driver flees scene, vehicle later burns: Surrey RCMP

One person has been seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle that fled the scene and later turned up on fire, according to Surrey RCMP.

At around 6:20 a.m. onMonday, thevictim was standing besidetheir car in the 8400 block of 132 Street when thevehicle passed by and struck them, a police statement said.

The driver did not stop to check on the person's condition, but left them at the scene with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Less than an hour later, someone called the Surrey Fire Service to report a burning vehicle nearby in the 8200 block of 134 Street.

RCMP say that vehicle matchedthe description of thevehicle involved in the hit and run. They also say the initial investigationindicates the vehicle hadbeen reported stolen from Coquitlam onSunday.

"Being that it was a stolen vehicle, it is possible that it was lit on fire to destroy any evidence in it," said Cpl. Vanessa Munn.

Surrey RCMP's Criminal Collision Investigation Team closed down astretch of 84 Avenue between 130 and 132 streets while forensic investigators gathered evidence.

Anyone with information or whomay have dash camera footage is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502, or Crime Stoppers, if they wish to remain anonymous, at 1-800-222-8477 or www.solvecrime.ca.