Ten people were hospitalized and two others died after a driver plowed into a wedding party in West Vancouver Saturday night.
The accident happened around 6:10 p.m., according to British Columbia Emergency Health Services, which sent 11 ground ambulances and one air ambulance to the scene on Keith Road.
Of the 10 patients transported to the hospital, two are in critical condition, three are in serious condition and five are in stable condition, EHS said.
The vehicle was reportedly backing out of the driveway when it accelerated into a crowd of people.
The 400 block of Keith Road was closed while police investigated. The West Vancouver Police Department said it would not be speaking to the media or releasing more information about Sunday’s incident.
The department said it plans to issue a statement and answer questions on Monday.
Residents of the affluent neighborhood were left to speculate Sunday about exactly what went wrong.
“It’s very scary this morning to wake up realizing it’s so close and probably people you used to know,” said Gordon Ridgedale, who lives nearby.
“The first thing you wonder is whether it was deliberate or whether it was an accident,” he added. “Maybe she just hit the accelerator instead of the brake.”
“It sounds like a very tragic accident that happened,” said Marion Haglund, who also lives in the neighborhood.
“I really don’t know any details about whether it was a medical event, but just the coincidence of the location of the wedding and the other alley of the person involved, it sounds very tragic.”
Haglund offered his condolences to those who lost loved ones, and Ridgedale — who was on his way to church when he spoke to CTV News — said he plans to pray for those involved.
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