2 University of British Columbia students hit and killed by vehicle while walking on campus: RCMP

Police and emergency crews responded early Sunday morning to a serious crash at the University of British Columbia’s Point Grey campus.

Police and emergency crews responded early Sunday morning to a serious crash that killed two pedestrians at the University of British Columbia’s Point Grey campus.

The crash, which included one vehicle, happened on Northwest Marine Drive near Stadium Road around 1:45 a.m., and led to road closures, according to University RCMP’s Cpl. Ian Sim.

“The Vancouver Fire Department and Emergency Health Services were on scene and the two pedestrians were pronounced deceased at the scene,” Sim said in a statement.

Both of the people killed are confirmed to have been UBC students.

“Through preliminary scene analysis it was determined that the driver of the vehicle veered off the side of the road and hit an 18-year-old male and an 18-year-old female walking on the sidewalk,” the statement continues.

The driver of the vehicle, a 21-year-old male, was arrested at the scene, Sim said, and taken to a nearby hospital for minor injuries. He was later released, and will appear in court at a later date.

RCMP say speed, alcohol and drug impairment have not been ruled out as factors and they continue to investigate.