在加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省，一辆汽车在纪念加拿大“真相与和解日”的社区步行活动中撞向行人，造成两人死亡、两人受伤。
Two people were killed and two others were injured after a vehicle hit pedestrians during a community walk marking Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in British Columbia.
据当地媒体报道，事故发生在温哥华以南、靠近美加边境的萨索温第一民族土地上。死者被确认为该第一民族的长者。警方表示，司机在碰撞前“可能正在经历医疗紧急情况”。
The incident occurred on Tsawwassen First Nation land, south of Vancouver near the US-Canada border. The deceased were identified as elders from the First Nation, local media report. Police said the driver "may have been experiencing a medical emergency" before the collision.
他们补充称，不认为此事与“真相与和解日”有关。该日是全国性假日，旨在纪念加拿大寄宿学校制度的受害者和幸存者，这些学校曾试图强行同化原住民儿童。
They added they do not believe it is related to Truth and Reconciliation day, a national holiday that honours victims and survivors of Canada's residential schools, which sought to forcefully assimilate indigenous children.
负责该事故区域的三角洲警察局表示，碰撞发生在当地时间10点25分左右（英国夏令时16点25分）的一处当地停车场。警方称，两名伤者正在医院接受治疗。
The collision happened at around 10:25 local time (16:25 BST) at a local parking lot, said the Delta Police Department, which covers the area where the incident occurred. Police said that the two injured were receiving treatment in hospital.
三角洲警方表示：“我们的心与家属、亲友以及所有受此悲剧事件影响的人同在。”
"Our thoughts are with the families, loved ones, and all those affected by this tragic incident," Delta Police said.
加拿大广播公司（CBC）在现场的记者援引目击者证词称，超过一 dozen 辆救护车赶赴现场。
Eyewitness accounts by CBC News reporters on scene said more than a dozen ambulances responded to the incident.
萨索温第一民族上周在社交媒体上发布活动宣传帖时称，他们计划举行一场社区步行活动，随后揭幕一根纪念柱，以纪念“真相与和解日”。活动原定在当地时间09:30至13:00之间举行。
In a social media post advertising the event last week, Tsawwassen First Nation said it had planned a community walk followed by the unveiling of a house post in honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The event was due to take place from 09:30 to 13:00 local time.
加拿大能源部长蒂姆·霍奇森在X平台（原推特）上发布了一条现已删除的帖子，称他参加了步行活动，并发布了该活动的两张照片。
In an X post that now appears to be deleted, Canada's energy minister Tim Hodgson said he attended the walk and posted two images from the event.
该部长的发言人卡罗琳·斯沃金表示，事故发生时他并不在现场附近。
A spokesperson for the minister, Carolyn Svonkin, said he was not near the incident when it occurred.
根据萨索温第一民族官网信息，该民族共有491名成员，其中一半居住在萨索温土地上，其余居住在附近地区，包括边境另一侧的华盛顿州贝林厄姆。
Tsawwassen First Nation is home to 491 members, according to its website, with half living on Tsawwassen lands and others in nearby areas, including across the border in Bellingham, Washington.
加拿大自2021年起开始设立全国真相与和解日，此前有消息称在前原住民寄宿学校旧址发现了无标记的墓地。
Canada began observing its National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in 2021, following news of the discovery of unmarked burial sites at former residential schools.
这一节日与“橙衫日”（Orange Shirt Day）在同一天举行，后者是由原住民基层发起的纪念日，旨在缅怀在寄宿学校中失踪或死亡的儿童。
The holiday coincides with Orange Shirt Day - an indigenous grassroots-led day of remembrance to honour children who were missing or died in residential schools.