Woman, 22, struck and killed by bus in Burnaby

A pedestrian hasdiedafter beinghit by a bus in the Edmonds area of Burnaby, B.C. on Thursday evening.

RCMP said the crashhappened at 6th Street and 16th Avenuearound 7 p.m. PT.

The pedestrian, a 22-year-old woman, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The intersection was closed for several hours as investigators worked at the crash scene. The area reopened to traffic earlyFriday morning.

In an email late Thursday, TransLink confirmed the bus was operated by the Coast Mountain Bus Company,its subsidiary,but declined to comment further.