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Collision involving police cruiser

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 11 Sep, 2023 03:36 PM

Two Vancouver Police officers and a driver were sent to hospital this morning after a collision between an unmarked police car and a private vehicle.

Police say on the social media site X that all three had non-life-threatening injuries.

#VPDscanner: A collision occurred this morning between an unmarked #VPD car & a civilian vehicle, closing the intersection of W Broadway & Burrard St.
Two officers & the driver of the other vehicle have been taken to hospital w/non-life-threatening injuries. Invest on-going. pic.twitter.com/i3BNeGr7OQ
— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) September 11, 2023

The crash closed the intersection of West Broadway and Burrard Street for several hours.

Police say an investigation into the incident is ongoing.

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