Man dies after falling from truck taking part B.C. Canada Day parade

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — A man is dead after falling from the back of a pickup truck that had driven in a Canada Day parade in Abbotsford, B.C.

Police say the man had been riding in the back of a Dodge Ram pickup truck, which had recently left the Canada Day parade procession on Sunday afternoon.

They say he fell from the truck and was struck by the trailer it was pulling, sustaining serious injuries.

Police did not give the man’s age or say where he was from, but said he was taken to hospital and did not recover.

The driver of the pickup truck remained on scene and is co-operating with police, who are conducting an investigation.

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Abbotsford police offered their condolences to the family and friends of the man who was killed.

The Canadian Press