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It seems that every year at least one grad from North Van dies. So sad. Hits home because my sisters are graduating this year.
North Vancouver teen dies after being hit by transit bus
June 11, 2006 - 10:24 pm
By: John Ackermann www.news1130.com
North Vancouver's Handsworth Secondary School remains in shock following the death of an 18-year-old student leaving a grad banquet this weekend. Quinn Keast was struck and killed after stepping into the path of an oncoming transit bus at Howe and Smithe in Vancouver at around 12:30 Sunday morning. He's described as a star athlete and captain of the Handsworth basketball team, winners of this year's provincial championship. The young man was pronounced dead at the scene after he stepped out of a van, on his way to a private afterparty. Ken Neale with the School District of North Vancouver says hours later the school became a magnet for those who knew him and many were overcome with grief. The District's Critical Incident Team, consisting of several grief counselors, will be available to help people cope. Neale can't say if the tragedy will cause a review of the district's grad policies or if final exams will have to be rescheduled. The Vancouver Police Department, as well as TransLink and the Department of Transportation are investigating the accident. The bus driver reportedly had about a year of experience.
North Vancouver teen dies after being hit by transit bus
June 11, 2006 - 10:24 pm
By: John Ackermann www.news1130.com
North Vancouver's Handsworth Secondary School remains in shock following the death of an 18-year-old student leaving a grad banquet this weekend. Quinn Keast was struck and killed after stepping into the path of an oncoming transit bus at Howe and Smithe in Vancouver at around 12:30 Sunday morning. He's described as a star athlete and captain of the Handsworth basketball team, winners of this year's provincial championship. The young man was pronounced dead at the scene after he stepped out of a van, on his way to a private afterparty. Ken Neale with the School District of North Vancouver says hours later the school became a magnet for those who knew him and many were overcome with grief. The District's Critical Incident Team, consisting of several grief counselors, will be available to help people cope. Neale can't say if the tragedy will cause a review of the district's grad policies or if final exams will have to be rescheduled. The Vancouver Police Department, as well as TransLink and the Department of Transportation are investigating the accident. The bus driver reportedly had about a year of experience.