Head-on collision on Vancouver highway sends seven people to hospital
VANCOUVER – Police say seven people were injured in an early morning head-on collision in Vancouver’s east end.
The incident occurred before 6 a.m. Friday on Grandview Highway near Penticton Street.
Police say a Ford Focus and Mercedes SUV collided over the centre line of the four-lane highway.
Police say the 20-year-old male driver of the car and a 19-year-old female passenger were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police say a third occupant of the vehicle suffered serious but non life-threatening injuries.
The four passengers of the Mercedes, whose ages range from 48 to 70, suffered relatively minor injuries but were also taken to hospital.
A portion of Grandview Highway remained closed for much of the day as police investigated the cause of the crash.
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