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A child is dead after a young driver lost control of a vehicle and crashed into four people on a sidewalk.

The incident happened Sunday afternoon at a strip mall in Port Coquitlam, about 3 p.m.

CTV Vancouver reports police describing a chaotic scene, in which a learner driver in a blue SUV struck and killed a six-year-old girl.

All four victims were rushed to hospital.

The driver stayed at the scene and is co-operating with the investigation.

– with files from CTV Vancouver