North Vancouver RCMP are investigating after two pedestrians were left seriously injured after they were struck by a driver on Marine Drive during the early hours of Sunday morning.
The crash occurred around 2:25 a.m. on July 11 at the intersection of Capilano Road and Marine Drive in North Vancouver.
North Vancouver RCMP said an on-duty West Vancouver Police officer encountered the collision that had happened just moments earlier.
“A four-door sedan had been travelling eastbound on Marine Drive, west of Capilano Road, when it collided with two pedestrians,” Sgt. Peter DeVries, spokesman for North Vancouver RCMP, said in a release.
He said the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene, called 911, and assisted the injured pedestrians.
North Vancouver RCMP, along with North Vancouver District Fire Rescue and B.C. Ambulance Service paramedics, were sent to the scene, while West Vancouver police continued to provide additional resources, DeVries said.
“Both pedestrians sustained serious injuries and were taken to a local area hospital by [BCAS] paramedics,” he said.
DeVries said officers were in the early stages of the investigation, and at this time alcohol did not appear to have been a factor on the part of the driver.
Police are asking any witnesses, including those who saw or heard the collision or who may have video surveillance footage, to contact the detachment at 604-985-1311.
