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Members of the Tsawwassen First Nation line the street as the bodies of two victims are taken away at Tsawwassen Mills shopping centre after a truck, back right, hit four people, killing two of them in Delta, B.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. Police say the driver may have experienced a medical emergency. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Rich Lam
By The Canadian Press

Police seek answers in crash that killed 2 elders, hurt 2 others on B.C. First Nation

Oct 1, 2026 | 1:00 AM

DELTA — Community members on the Tsawwassen First Nation lined the road, drummed and chanted as the bodies of two elders were loaded into coroners’ vehicles outside a shopping centre near the nation’s reserve south of Vancouver.

They were killed and two others were injured by a vehicle outside the Tsawwassen Mills shopping centre Wednesday while taking part in a walk to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Police in Delta, B.C., said it’s believed the driver of a pickup had a medical emergency near one of the mall’s entrances and drove into a group.

Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed his condolences on social media to those who lost loved ones or who were injured, saying the accident happened on a day already heavy with grief.

The Provincial Health Services Authority said it sent 12 ground ambulances and two helicopters to respond to the crash.

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Police spent much of the day with witnesses and nation members in a restaurant at the scene where the black pickup came to rest against a brick wall. 


This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 1, 2026.

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