New Westminster police are investigating after a car crashed into the CIBC bank at Sixth Street and Sixth Avenue Monday afternoon.
Officers closed the intersection shortly before 2:30 p.m. Monday, about 20 minutes after a Royal City taxi crashed into a bank in the southwest corner of the intersection. While there wasn’t any major damage to the building, two pedestrians were taken to hospital as a precaution, according to a media release from the New Westminster Police Department.
The driver was also taken to hospital. His injuries are unknown at this time.
“We’re still in the very early stages of this investigation, and while we speak with witnesses and obtain any video surveillance, everyone involved in the collision is being assessed medically,” said Acting Sgt. Jeff Scott in the release. “It is too early to say what may have caused this collision, but we’re considering all the possible contributing factors.”
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 604-525-5411. The department’s traffic unit it investigating the crash with the help of the forensic identification unit.
