Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Ridge Meadows RCMP photo
Two vehicles careened off the road and down an embankment Sunday in the 28200 block of Lougheed Highway, the crash claiming the life of one Mission senior, and sending two other people to hospital.
Fatal crash
Vehicles being examined Mounties are still investigating why two westbound vehicles drove down a 30-foot embankment Sunday. by Roxanne Hooper
rhooper@mrtimes.com
Vehicles involved in a fatal crash in Whonnock this weekend were being examined for physical evidence Monday, as Mounties struggle to determine the cause of the accident. It’s still unclear why two westbound vehicles veered suddenly off the road left, across the highway, and down a 30-foot embankment, landing next to rail lines, said RCMP traffic Sgt. Dale Somerville. The crash claimed the life of 80-year-old Glen McInnes of Mission, while his 73year-old passenger – also of Mission – was airlifted to Royal Columbian Hospital with
serious – but not life-threatening – injuries, Somerville elaborated. A 29-year-old Port Coquitlam man driving the other vehicle also sustained nonlife-threatening injuries. He was driven by ambulance to Royal Columbian Hospital. The crash, which occurred at 9 a.m. Sunday, caused the section of Lougheed Highway between 280th and 287th streets to be shut down in both directions for almost seven hours. The CP Rail lines also remained shut throughout the day, to facilitate the investigation. It was raining, so weather may have been a factor, Somerville said, but it’s still unclear exactly why the two vehicles left the road, he added, noting the investigation is still in the early stages involving local RCMP, CP Rail police, and the integrated collision reconstruction team. “Police are asking for witnesses to come forward to assist,” said Somerville, asking them to call 604-463-6251.
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