Woman walking with her 2 kids dies after being struck by runaway cargo van in Surrey, B.C.

RCMP say a woman who was walking with her two childrendied on Tuesday afternoonafter being struck by a runawaycargo vanin Surrey.

Police say they received a report at about 2:45 p.m. PT of a collision involving two vehicles and a pedestrian near 144 Street and 61A Avenue.

Earlyindications suggest the unoccupied cargo van rolled into traffic and hit a vehicle, according to police.

The vanthen travelled onto a sidewalk and struck the woman. RCMP say she was with her two kids at the time.

Surrey fire crews and paramedics also responded to the collision. They tried to revive the woman at the scene, but she died from her injuries.

The intersection is just around the corner from an elementary school and happened around the same time that parents pick up their children.

Mounties say the driver of the vehicleremained on scene and is cooperating with police.

"The investigation is still in progress and officers are going to be looking at all of the circumstances that led up to this incident," said Cpl.JoanieSidhu with Surrey RCMP.

"We will be looking at what the driver's actions were and what they were doing immediately before, and during, the incident."

Police say 144 Street willbeclosed between 60 Avenue and 64 Avenue for a lengthy period.

RCMP are asking anyone with information about the incident or dashcam footage to contact Surrey RCMP.