It was a deadly weekend on the roads of B.C.’s South Coast, with crashes in Chilliwack, Surrey and Whistler causing five fatalities — including a child — and sending another two people to hospital.
The trio of accidents all occurred in the dark between Saturday evening and early Sunday.
The first happened on Chilliwack Lake Road near Vedder Road around 7 p.m. PT when police received reports that a vehicle “had become airborne before crashing roadside,” according to Chilliwack
It was a deadly weekend on the roads of B.C.’s South Coast, with crashes in Chilliwack, Surrey and Whistler causing five fatalities — including a child — and sending another two people to hospital.
The trio of accidents all occurred in the dark between Saturday evening and early Sunday.
The first happened on Chilliwack Lake Road near Vedder Road around 7 p.m. PT when police received reports that a vehicle “had become airborne before crashing roadside,” according to Chilliwack RCMP.
In a statement Insp. Robert Dykstra, the officer in charge of the Squamish-based Sea to Sky RCMP detachment offered his sympathies to the loved ones of the victims.
He also thanked paramedics and other first responders for their efforts and assistance.
Dykstra said a full investigation is underway and there’s no indication yet what caused the vehicle to swerve into the tree, but criminality is not expected.
“I would like to take this opportunity as a general reminder to everyone, with winter weather conditions starting to emerge and the volumes of traffic through the Sea-to-Sky corridor increasing, it is imperative that drivers take extra care and pay closer attention to their driving,” said the statement.
In a statement Insp. Robert Dykstra, the officer in charge of the Squamish-based Sea to Sky RCMP detachment offered his sympathies to the loved ones of the victims.
He also thanked paramedics and other first responders for their efforts and assistance.
Dykstra said a full investigation is underway and there’s no indication yet what caused the vehicle to swerve into the tree, but criminality is not expected.
“I would like to take this opportunity as a general reminder to everyone, with winter weather conditions starting to emerge and the volumes of traffic through the Sea-to-Sky corridor increasing, it is imperative that drivers take extra care and pay closer attention to their driving,” said the statement.