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
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The victim was at a bus stop when he had bumped into an unknown man on a bike. There was an exchange between the two, and the suspect then shot at the victim, hitting him in the face. Thankfully, the victim was immediately transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
