The Surrey Police Service says one driver is dead and others have been injured in a multi-vehicle collision on the Patullo Bridge, a key route in Metro Vancouver.
A Surrey Police Service patch is seen on an officer's uniform in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, November 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Police say the crash around 8:30 a.m. Sunday involved five vehicles, including a bus on the east end of the bridge. The bridge has been in both directions and police say detours and closures would “last throughout the day” as investigators probe the cause of the crash. Police say they were alerted to the crash by paramedics, who along with firefighters tried to save a woman involved in wreck, but she died at the scene. Surrey Police say the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service and the RCMP’s Criminal Collision Investigation team have been called in.The Canadian Press is a national news agency that provides news coverage, pictures, video, and other multimedia content to media organizations across Canada and around the world.
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