# ‘A devastating loss’: Tsawwassen First Nation mourns elders killed in crash

https://mins.news/en/video/83723

- Global News, 2026-10-02 15:20 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWA6v80AVBU

> Tsawwassen First Nation is mourning elders Barb Joe and Virgina Splockton after a truck and trailer struck pedestrians outside Tsawwassen Mills on Wednesday. Joe was remembered as a knowledge keeper and matriarch, while Splockton was praised as a cultural pillar. Two other victims remained in critical condition.

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