Police in Abbotsford, B.C., have identified a vehicle of interest in the hit-and-run collision that killed Bachan Gill Thursday night.

Eighty-year-old Gill was struck by a vehicle while crossing Clearbrook Road near Newcastle Drive.

Police say an older model, full-sized Ford pick-up truck with no canopy was seen travelling south from the 3600-block of Clearbrook Road just seconds after the fatal collision. Investigators have not determined the colour of the truck, but say a man was driving.

It is not yet known if the vehicle is responsible for the crash that killed Gill.

"A family has been devastated and they are grieving. We're appealing to the driver to do the right thing. Call us so we can let the family know what happened," Sgt. Casey Vinet said.

Police are also hoping to speak to a woman, believed to be from Edmonton, who called police to report an erratic driver in the area of Old Yale Road and Townline Road around the time of the crash.

A family mourns

Before the crash, Gill had been in an Abbotsford park playing cards with friends -- an activity he enjoyed most evenings.

After the game had wrapped up, his friend Gurman Sandhu watched from across the street in horror as his friend was mowed down.

"The truck came along and took him down there and dropped him -- he's gone," Sandhu said.

He says the driver stopped briefly, but didn't get out of the truck.

"He didn't get out at all, no. He died right there."

Neighbours say speeding is a problem on Clearbrook Road, and can't believe what happened.

"The guy that hit him, he could have maybe stopped and saved his life, but no, he was a coward, and took off. I hope he gets caught," Errol Conway said.

Gill's family in Abbotsford was consumed by grief Friday, mourning for the loss of a devoted father and brother.

"We are hoping whoever did it will come forward and tell us," his son Balbir Gill told CTV News.

"We are hoping to see more witnesses, people who have seen it...so somehow we can have peace."

Bachan Gill immigrated to Canada nearly 20 years ago after working for the Indian Navy.

With a report from CTV British Columbia's Jina You