Mourners and passersby came to the sidewalk one by one, pausing for a quiet moment or laying bouquets of flowers in the grass. It had been fewer than 36 hours since two students were hit by a vehicle that veered onto the sidewalk on NW Marine Drive, near the UBC Botanical Garden, around 1:45 a.m. PT on Sunday. Marine Drive is a wide road stretching northwest around the coastline and, at night, is generally devoid of traffic. Flowers are pictured on Monday at a memorial for two UBC students who were struck and killed by a vehicle on the sidewalk of Northwest Marine Drive. (Ben Nelms/CBC)UBC meeting with ministry, policeOne faculty member recalled similar conversations in 2011, after a motorcyclist was killed on the same road.

Source: CBC News September 27, 2021 20:26 UTC