A four-year-old boy is dead and two women are in hospital after a crash near the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal, police say.
Around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday (May 28), West Vancouver police received reports of pedestrians pinned beneath a TransLink bus at the intersection of Keith Road and Bay Street in Horseshoe Bay, a post to social media from West Vancouver police said.
Police said officers, West Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services and B.C. Emergency Health Services on scene worked to save all three, but the boy was pronounced dead at the scene. His mother and the second woman, who is believed to be a family friend, were both taken to Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver. The mother was in critical condition, while the second woman was in stable condition.
Next of kin has been notified, police said.
The bus driver, a TransLink employee, is cooperating fully with investigators and was being interviewed by West Vancouver police Wednesday night. The bus has been seized for mechanical inspection.
Police said that while the investigation is in its early stages, speed is not believed to be a contributing factor. The West Vancouver Police Department is working with Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service and the Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement.
The police department is now seeking witnesses or dash-cam footage from the area of Keith Road and Bay Street around 3:30 p.m. on May 28. Anyone with information is asked to contact the West Vancouver Police Department's non-emergency line at 604-925-7300, quoting file number 25-5042.
TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn said in a statement that those at TransLink are heartbroken by the tragic incident.
"Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and everyone affected by this devastating event," Quinn said. "We also want to acknowledge the impact this may have on those who witnessed what happened."
