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Car crashes into Whole Foods grocery store in West Vancouver

The driver "managed to drive into the grocery store, turn left, and take out half of the produce department," said police

Whole Foods West Vancouver crash
Whole Foods at Park Royal Shopping Centre was closed for a few hours Friday after a vehicle crashed into the store. Photo by Lukasz Paprocki

Two people were taken to hospital after a vehicle plowed into a busy Whole Foods grocery store in West Vancouver on Friday.

The crash occurred at around 11:20 a.m. at the Park Royal Shopping Centre store. Police and paramedics responded after reports of the crash.

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One person was injured and taken to hospital.The driver, a man in his 80s, was also taken to hospital as a precautionary measure, said West Vancouver police.

Whole Foods West Vancouver crash
A car crashed into the Whole Foods grocery store at Park Royal mall in West Vancouver on Friday. Photo by Lukasz Paprocki

“While it is unknown what the driver was doing at the time of the incident, he managed to drive into the grocery store, turn left, and take out half of the produce department,” police said in a statement.

At the time of the incident, the store was busy, with about 20 people in the produce section.

“We are very fortunate that only one person was injured as a result of this,” said spokeswoman Const. Nicole Braithwaite.

Photos from the scene indicate a black BMW drove through the store’s side entrance.

The crash shut down Whole Foods for about four hours. It has since re-opened.

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