Victims of fatal crash at West Vancouver wedding identified as 2 women in 60s
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Two women in their 60s died Saturday after a driver crashed into a wedding party in West Vancouver, B.C. and another seven people remain in hospital, according to an update from police.
Two women in their 60s died Saturday after a driver crashed into a wedding party in West Vancouver, B.C. and another seven people remain in hospital, according to an update from police.
On Saturday just after 6 p.m. emergency crews were called to a home on Keith Road where about 50 people were gathered to celebrate. In a news conference Monday, West Vancouver Police Department spokesperson Const, Nicole Braithwaite described the scene as chaotic.
"It's important to say at the onset that this is a very tragic incident that has affected a number of families within our community and beyond and our thoughts go out to each and every one of them. This is a difficult moment in time for the families of the victims, the witnesses who were present, the driver who was involved, and all emergency services that attended this event," she said at a news conference Monday.
The driver, a woman in her 60s was leaving her home which shared a driveway with the property where the wedding party was taking place when she ran into a group of people.
Witnesses and first responders tried to "render lifesaving assistance" but the two women died at the scene, a statement issued Monday read. Among the seven people in hospital, two were described as having "life-altering injuries."
The woman was driving a 2016 Range Rover, Braithwaite said at the news conference. Asked if speed or impairment were factors, police said it is too early to speculate on the cause but that nothing has been ruled out -- including the possibility that the driver experienced a medical episode.
"We know what happened but we are trying to figure out how and why this happened," Braithwaite said.
