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Car with two children intentionally driven into river, say Delta police

The children were taken to hospital with no apparent injuries
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The DPD says it is investigating the incident as a criminal matter.

Delta police are investigating an incident involving a vehicle with children inside that was reportedly intentionally driven off the road on Thursday.

According to the Delta Police Department (DPD), on Nov. 29 at 9:39 a.m. police responded to a report of a car having been driven intentionally into the Fraser River in the 8200-block of River Road.

The vehicle was off the road and stuck in the foreshore of the river, but not in the water.

Prior to police arrival, Delta firefighters and Good Samaritans came to the aid of the female driver and two young children. 

The children were taken to hospital for observation with no apparent injuries noted. 

The driver has been transported to hospital and is receiving medical care. 

The DPD is investigating the incident as a criminal matter, police note in a news release.

River Road remained closed while collision analysts mapped and documented the scene.

The area was busy with commuters at the time of the incident and investigators are asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident and not yet spoken to police to contact the Delta police at (604)-946-4411. 

If you have CCTV, dash camera video, Tesla video or something similar, you can contact officers as well.  Quote file number 2024-22512 when calling.

The DPD says it thanks Delta firefighters for their actions at the onset of the incident.