No Serious Injuries After 2 Police Vehicles Collide in B.C. Capital
The crash involved a VicPD truck and SUV while officers responded to a priority call, police said.
- Two Victoria Police Department vehicles collided at the intersection of Caledonia Avenue and Blanshard Street on Friday, May 22 around 9:15 a.m. while responding to a priority call, with no injuries reported.
- Saanich Police is investigating the scene to determine what occurred after three officers in two marked VicPD vehicles crashed not far from police headquarters. The intersection remains closed during collision reconstruction.
- VicPD Inspector Bill Gubbins said, "I'm thankful that the officers are uninjured, I'm thankful that no members of the public are involved in the crash today." The department expects to clear the area quickly.
- Gubbins stated it remains unclear if the vehicles were responding "Code 3," though the Saanich reconstruction team will analyze speed, location, and other factors—steps not typically taken when no injuries occur.
- Considering the number of emergency calls Victoria responds to, Gubbins called the collision a "very rare occurrence." The only similar incident remembered involved Const. Ian Jordan, seriously injured in a 1987 VicPD crash.
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