Lamborghini with supercar rally among vehicles involved in Sea-to-Sky crash, police confirm - Action News
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Lamborghini with supercar rally among vehicles involved in Sea-to-Sky crash, police confirm

Police are investigating the three-vehicle crash that sent two children to hospital on Saturday.

Police investigating three-vehicle crash that sent two children to hospital Saturday

A silver Lamborghini involved in the crash was part of the Hublot Diamond Rally. (Whistler RCMP)

Two children were taken to hospitalfollowing a crash on the Sea-to-Sky Highway on Saturday,and two drivers are now under investigation including the driver of a silver Lamborghini that was part of a popular supercar rally.

Police say the Lamborghiniwas involved in an incident with a black Range Rover while driving northbound around noon on Saturday.

That caused it to spinout of control, travel over the median and into oncoming traffic, where it collidedwith a Toyota.

Occupants of both vehicles were sent tohospital, including two children. The children arein stable condition, according to Whistler RCMP.

The Lamborghini was part of the Hublot Diamond Rally a supercar convoy that drives the Sea-to-Sky to raise money for charity.

A photo provided by Whistler RCMP shows the damage caused to a Toyota Corolla in a multi-vehicle crash on Sept. 5. (Whistler RCMP)

Traffic was backed up for hours following the incident as collision reconstruction teams surveyed the crash. Police are considering criminal charges.

"We are investigating both the drivers of the Range Rover and the Lamborghini for dangerous operation of a motor vehicle," Sgt.Sascha Banks said in a written statement.

"We have seen far too much tragedy on the Sea-to-Sky Highway to last us all a lifetime, we can only implore those in our area to slow down," she said. "Everyone who visits us wants to get to their destination safe and sound."

Anyone who witnessed or has dashcam footage of the crash is asked to contact police.