6 people sent to hospital after police-involved crash in Winnipeg
The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) of Manitoba is probing a serious crash in Winnipeg's North End that involved police officers.
6 people sent to hospital after early-morning crash at McPhillips Street and Redwood Avenue
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The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) of Manitoba is probing a serious crash in Winnipeg's North End that involved police officers.
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The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) of Manitoba is probing a serious crash in Winnipeg's North End that involved police officers.
The IIU is a civilian agency that investigates serious incidents involving on- or off-duty police in the province.
Paramedics help someone onto a stretcher after a crash at Redwood Avenue and McPhillips Street early Monday morning. (Ken Spicer)
The crash happened at McPhillips Street and Redwood Avenue around 2:45 a.m. All southbound lanes of McPhillips, starting at Mountain Avenue, have been blocked since the collision and remain that way.
According to the police, officers "were involved in an incident" that culminated in the crash.
Six people, including four youth in the suspect vehicle, were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. (Ken Spicer)
The IIU confirmed police tried to pull over a vehicle but it sped off. The pursuit didn't last long, however, ending about a block and a half later where the suspect's car crashed with another one.
Police and the IIU are investigating after a crash following a pursuit in Winnipeg's North End. (CBC)
A suspect jumped out of the vehicle and ran from the scene. Four youth in the vehicle and two adults in the second vehicle were sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the IIU said.
Drivers are asked to avoid the area.
Police and cadets have blocked a large stretch of McPhillips Street after a morning crash on Monday. (Thomas Asselin/CBC)
Police have the corner of McPhillips Street and Redwood Avenue taped off as part of an investigation into a crash. (Thomas Asselin/CBC)
