VANCOUVER, Canada -- Tragedy befell the lighthearted game show "Cash Cab" Friday when a producer for the show struck and killed a pedestrian.
The driver was returning to a storage facility after filming for the day wrapped when he hit the 61-year-old Surrey, British Columbia, man in the city's Downtown Eastside district.
The victim, whose name hasn't been released, died in a local hospital soon after the collision.
Andrew Burnstein, president of Castlewood Productions Inc., which produces the show's Canadian version, issued a statement: "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim and his friends and his family. My heart also goes out to the driver of the vehicle, a member of our technical staff, who is shaken and devastated by this tragic accident, as is our entire team."
The driver and members of the Castlewood team are fully cooperating with the Vancouver Police, who are still trying to determine the full circumstances of the accident.
No charges have been brought against the producer.
The driver was returning to a storage facility after filming for the day wrapped when he hit the 61-year-old Surrey, British Columbia, man in the city's Downtown Eastside district.
The victim, whose name hasn't been released, died in a local hospital soon after the collision.
Andrew Burnstein, president of Castlewood Productions Inc., which produces the show's Canadian version, issued a statement: "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim and his friends and his family. My heart also goes out to the driver of the vehicle, a member of our technical staff, who is shaken and devastated by this tragic accident, as is our entire team."
The driver and members of the Castlewood team are fully cooperating with the Vancouver Police, who are still trying to determine the full circumstances of the accident.
No charges have been brought against the producer.
