A serious car crash on 10th Avenue on the border of New Westminster and Burnaby left two people dead Wednesday morning.
Metro Vancouver Transit Police said in a release that on Tuesday night at 11 p.m., officers attempted a traffic stop at the intersection of 10th Avenue and 6th Street in New Westminster.
However, the vehicle, believed to be a white sedan, took off at a high rate of speed, police said.
A short time later, the vehicle was found on fire after causing a multi-vehicle crash, transit police added.
The driver of the sedan and the passenger were taken into custody at the scene, and the two occupants of the other vehicle were taken to the hospital, but both died.
Both suspects remain in custody and charges of driving without a license, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and fleeing police are recommended.
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British Columbia Emergency Health Services confirmed they responded to the crash around 11 p.m. Tuesday.
“Paramedics treated and transported three patients to hospital, two of them in critical condition,” BCEHS said in an email.
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Roads were blocked, with 10th Avenue closed from Canada Way to 2nd Street and 6th Street from 11th Avenue to 8th Avenue Wednesday morning. They reopened around 9am
Transit police, with the assistance of the Burnaby RCMP’s Major Crimes Unit, are investigating, while the British Columbia Independent Investigation Service has been called in due to the police-involved incident.
If anyone witnessed this incident or has dashcam footage, they should contact Metro Vancouver Transit Police at 604-515-8300 or text them at 87-7-77.
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The entire front end of a white sedan was destroyed in the crash. Global news
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