Child dead, 2 women hurt after being hit by bus at West Vancouver ferry terminal: police

Lauren Vanderdeen · CBC News

· Posted: May 28, 2025 7:59 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

A four-year-old lad has died and 2 women were injured aft being deed by a autobus adjacent the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal in West Vancouver, constabulary said Wednesday.

Sgt. Chris Bigland with the West Vancouver Police Department said the lad was pronounced deceased astatine the scene. The boy's parent and her person were transported to infirmary with the parent successful captious condition.

Bigland said the probe is dynamic and has galore moving parts.

"This is simply a serious, life-changing lawsuit for the victims, their families, witnesses and galore others."

He expressed sympathy to those affected.

"The abrupt decease of a kid is simply a uniquely tragic event, severely impacting the family, witnesses, archetypal responders and the assemblage arsenic a whole."

Police accidental they responded to a telephone of pedestrians "pinned nether a bus" successful Horseshoe Bay astir 3:30 p.m. PT Wednesday.

Bigland said the probe is successful its aboriginal stages and a transgression offence has not been ruled out.

The autobus driver, a TransLink employee, is presently being interviewed by police, helium said.

Speed is not considered to beryllium a factor, according to Bigland.

Police said the autobus was seized for mechanical inspection. 

West Vancouver constabulary are asking the nationalist for witnesser accounts, dashcam oregon different video footage successful the country of Keith Road and Bay Street astir 3:30 p.m. connected May 28.

Mayor expresses condolences

B.C. Emergency Health Services told CBC News it received a telephone astatine 3:29 p.m. PT astir a motor-vehicle incidental successful the 6700 artifact of Keith Road.

"One diligent was transported to infirmary successful captious condition. The different diligent was transported to infirmary successful unchangeable condition," it said successful a statement.

West Vancouver Mayor Mark Sager told CBC News determination was a "very tragic accident" involving a bus.

"It's a tragic situation, and I conscionable privation to explicit connected behalf of my full assembly our profound sadness," Sager said.

"Our hearts spell retired to everybody impacted by this tragic event."

B.C. Ferries confirmed ferry work was not affected, but the institution asked customers to program with the clang successful mind.

TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn said the transit authority is heartbroken by the "tragic" event.

"Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and everyone affected by this devastating event," helium said successful a statement.

He said TransLink is supporting the West Vancouver Police Department successful its investigation.