VANCOUVER, WA (KPTV) -
One person was killed when his truck collided head-on with a van in Vancouver.
It happened at 9:30 p.m. Sunday on Northwest Lower River Road.
Vancouver police said a pickup driven by Alberto Perez Garcia, 25, crossed the center line and slammed into a van heading west.
The van, driven by Emiliya Shevchenko, 27, had a total of nine people onboard.
Perez Garcia had died by the time emergency crews arrived. Police believe alcohol was a factor in his causing the crash.
The passengers in the van were all taken to the hospital for evaluation and treatment.
Five adults and four kids were in the van.
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