3 injured in serious crash near Burrard Street Bridge

Three people were rushed to hospital following what firefighters called a “serious crash” at the foot of Vancouver’s Burrard Street Bridge. The crash occurred around 6 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Burrard and Pacific streets. Few details have been provided, but Vancouver’s fire chief posted on Twitter that three patients were transported to hospital and two of them are in serious condition. The driver had to be extricated from a silver Dodge minivan that came to a stop in the centre of a median.
A police sergeant told CTV News the driver of the van had been travelling south and struck two pedestrians.
Four ambulances, several police cruisers and a couple of fire trucks were seen blocking the scene of the collision. Traffic was getting through but backups were visible for several blocks. The silver van could be seen from CTV’s Chopper 9, with noticeable damage on the driver’s front side. The driver’s side door was completely off the vehicle, likely from the extrication of the driver.