Earlier this afternoon a van driven by a Cranbrook resident drove through the front window of the Dollar Store located at the Save-On Foods mall.

Cranbrook RCMP was called to a motor vehicle incident at the store located at the 400 block of Victoria Ave N, Cranbrook just after 3:52 p.m.

BC Ambulance Service and the Cranbrook Fire Department attended as well. The RCMP arrived to find a minivan had been driven through the door and window and was embedded five meters into the store.

Two store employees were near the entrance and both required medical attention. One employee was clipped by the van, while the other had window glass shards sprayed all over her hands and face.

A local Cranbrook resident is charged under section 253(1)(a) of the Criminal Code for operating a vehicle while impaired by alcohol and another charge under section 254(5) of the Criminal Code for failure to provide a breath sample.

This is still under investigation and if anyone witnessed the event or events that led up to the accident is asked to contact the Cranbrook RCMP.

Lead image by Ryan Frampton

Cpl. Mitch Mercier,

Cranbrook RCMP

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