A motorcycle-car crash at Burrard and 2nd Avenue in Vancouver has claimed two lives. Police say it happened shortly after 8am. Both riders of the motorcycle, a 22-year-old woman and a man of unknown age were killed. They are the the city's 15th and 16th traffic fatalities of the year. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Richmond plane crash survivor thanks rescuers
October 27, 2012 by
Carolyn Cross says it's a miracle she and the other passengers are still here. She suffered a bash to the head; knee, hip and back injuries; and her teeth still need to be fixed. A year ago today, a small plane tried to return to YVR from a flight to Kelowna, but crashed landed just short of the runway, in the middle of a busy road. Cross often … [Read more...]
Charges laid in deadly limo crash
October 16, 2012 by
Charges have now been laid in connection with a crash on Highway 99 near Whistler this past January that killed a 54 year old limo driver from Delta. Shafiqur Rahman was killed when his limo was struck by a northbound pickup truck. The limo caught on fire and the victim was trapped inside. 20 year old Jacob Mitzimberg of Calgary is now charged with … [Read more...]
Plane crash kills 1 near Pitt Meadows
October 16, 2012 by
Transportation Safety Board investigators will be back this morning at the site of float plane crash in Pitt Lake yesterday. The Cessna 172 was on a training flight out of Pitt Meadows airport when something went wrong and it crash-landed in the lake. Nearby boaters were able to help the student pilot, but the instructor with the Pacific Rim … [Read more...]
Three dead, five injured after crash on Malahat Highway
October 14, 2012 by
A late-morning collision on the Malahat Highway has killed three people. It happened around 11:30 in the Shawnigan Lake area -- between Victoria and Duncan. BC Ambulance officials say it was a two-vehicle, head-on collision -- possibly between a car and a truck. Five others were also sent to hospital. Two of those patients are in critical … [Read more...]
Boy killed in ATV crash identified
October 9, 2012 by
The BC Coroner's Service has identified the little boy killed in an all-terrain-vehicle crash this weekend in the Kootenays. The victim was four year old Isaac Robert Zukowski of Castlegar. He'd been riding along a forest service road west of Nelson when the ATV hit a drainage ditch and rolled over. The boy's stepfather was riding … [Read more...]
Four year old dead after ATV crash
October 8, 2012 by
Nelson RCMP say a four year old boy is dead following the crash of an all-terrain-vehicle Sunday west of that Kootenay city. A man was riding with his young stepson when they hit the ditch on a forest service roadway. The ATV flipped, landing on both of them. Both were wearing helmets, but the boy was killed and the man suffered serious back … [Read more...]
Two killed in fiery crash between Merritt and Kamloops
October 6, 2012 by
The drivers of two semi trucks have died after a collision along Highway 5A last evening. It happened between Merritt and Kamloops. Coroner Barb McLintock says one body was recovered last night, the second person's body was discovered this morning. A logging truck collided with another semi around 7:00 and both burst into flames, igniting a grass … [Read more...]
Excessive speed and alcohol suspected in deadly crash
September 23, 2012 by
An Abbotsford man is dead after a rollover collision on Vye Road near Sumas Way. Police got a call shortly before 3:00 a.m., arriving to find a man dead in the back seat of a flipped Chevy Malibu, with a man and a woman with minor injuries in the front seat. One woman was found outside the vehicle with serious injuries, and has been airlifted to … [Read more...]
Motorcyclist in hospital after crash that closed Massey Tunnel for hours
September 17, 2012 by
A motorcyclist is in hospital with serious injuries after losing control and crashing on Highway 99 at the Massey Tunnel shortly before 11:00 last night. Corporal Peter Somerville with Deas Island RCMP says the motorcyclist -- who is in his forties -- was travelling northbound. The bike appeared to be weaving in and out of traffic, but not going … [Read more...]
