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Baby killed, father hurt in Vancouver crash

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 07 Jul, 2021 09:43 AM

An 11-month-old has been killed and the infant's father injured after they were hit by one of two vehicles that collided in downtown Vancouver.

#ICYMI: Here’s the VPD livestream of today’s new conference in relation to a car cash which claimed the life of an eleven month old child and injured her 31-year-old father. https://t.co/GJGsj9Sz6g
— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) July 7, 2021

Police say the pedestrians were hit as an SUV and a sports car collided Tuesday night.

The condition of the 31-year-old man was not available.

Const. Tania Visintin describes one of the two drivers as a suspect and says he was also injured and treated in hospital.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

Visintin says more details could be released later.

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