British Columbia’s police oversight agency is investigating a collision in downtown Victoria early Saturday morning that left one person dead and another in police custody.
The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. says the incident happened around 1 a.m., when officers with the Victoria Police Department attempted to stop a Nissan Titan pickup truck that police say was driving erratically in the 900 block of Douglas Street, near Courtney Street.
The truck failed to stop, striking a car and a BC Transit bus at the next intersection, less than 100 metres away.
According to the police watchdog, the driver of the car died at the scene “despite life-saving measures,” while the pickup driver was arrested and taken into police custody.
The transit bus was not in service at the time of the crash and had no passengers on board, said the agency, which began its investigation into police conduct later Saturday.
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