Speed a Factor in Crash That Took Lives of Three Hockey Players in B. C: Police

The RCMP logo outside an RCMP building in Surrey, B.C., in a file photo. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

SURREY, B.C.—Mounties say their initial investigation shows speed was a factor in a crash that killed three teenage hockey players in Surrey, B.C.

In a news release, police say investigators have found that the car was travelling at a speed “significantly greater” than the posted limit.