Two dead, seven injured after car crashes into wedding party

Two women are dead and seven others have been injured after a car crashed into a wedding party in West Vancouver Saturday (Aug. 20) evening.

Police, fire and ambulance were called to an address in the 400 block of Keith Road Aug. 20 with a report of collision with multiple injuries, said Const. Nicole Braithwaite, spokesperson for the West Vancouver Police Department, Monday morning.

Braithwaite said the accident happened after the driver, a woman in her 60s who was exiting a shared driveway, collided with a group of people who were attending a wedding at a neighbouring property.

Eleven ambulances and an air ambulance were dispatched to the scene by BC's Emergency Health Services.

Despite first aid by witnesses and emergency services, two women in their 60s were declared dead at the scene.

Ambulance paramedics attended to 10 injured people at the scene, according to BC EHS and transported a number of people to hospital, including three people in serious condition and two in critical condition.

The driver of the car was among those rushed to hospital, said Braithwaite. Two of the injured had “life altering” injuries, said Braithwaite.

The 400 block of Keith Road was closed as investigators from the RCMP's Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service examined the scene.

So far, there’s no word from police on possible causes of the accident, including whether the driver was suffering from any medical condition.

“The investigation is still in its early stages and our investigators are working hard to determine the cause of the collision,” said Braithwaite, describing the investigation as "complex."

"This is a tragic, tragic incident for eveyone involved," she said.