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Three people hurt in Downtown Eastside crash

East Cordova Street in Vancouver on Monday November 28th, 2022. (CityNews Image)

Posted November 28, 2022 2:27 pm.

Last Updated November 28, 2022 7:01 pm.

Vancouver police say three people have suffered ‘significant’ injuries after a crash in the Downtown Eastside on Friday.

The VPD says around 9:25 p.m., a driver lost control of a 2002 Buick Century while travelling along East Cordova Street near Powell Street, eventually leaving the road and hitting a pole.

Police say the three people in the vehicle, all in their 30s, suffered “a number of” serious but non-life-threatening injuries, including broken teeth and bones.

A 35-year-old man, whom police say was the driver, was arrested at the scene. Investigators think speed and alcohol were factors in the crash.

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Police are asking anyone with dashcam video or who witnessed the incident to call the VPD’s Collision Investigation Unit at 604-717-3012.

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