April 19, 2024

Man dead after vehicle hits concrete barrier in Surrey

A man is dead after the vehicle he was driving crashed at 188th Street and 28th Avenue in Surrey Saturday. Sgt. Joe Johal says, "It went straight through the intersection and hit the concrete barrier." Johal says it looks like the man may have been in medical distress, and that that led to the crash. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]

Wall of mud leads to wall of concrete

A Langley man who woke up Wednesday morning to find a mudslide had flooded his property says he feels lucky and that it could have been a lot worse. Lucas Warkentin says he had the fire department knocking on his door on 264th Street at 6:30 in the morning. He opened the door and some mud came into his house, "Open up the door and I have a … [Read more...]

Concrete slab tumbles during crane collapse

COQUITLAM, B.C. - A massive piece of concrete tumbled into the Fraser River on Friday when part of a crane collapsed during construction of the new Port Mann Bridge in Metro Vancouver.The horizontal crane — used to install the 90-tonne precast sections of the bridge — fell off a support leg, releasing one of the concrete slabs into the water … [Read more...]