Tragedy on the Coquihalla Highway Friday night. Three people were killed after the vehicle they were in rolled over. Cpl. Kathleen Thain with Logan Lake RCMP says it happened shortly after 7:30 between Merritt and Kamloops, about five kilometres south of the Highway 97D Interchange. Thain says two other people in the vehicle were taken to … [Read more...]
Two killed in Langley crash
September 13, 2012 by
Too early to say what caused it, but Langley Mounties confirm two people are dead after a head-on collision between a car and a dump truck. Corporal Holly Marks says it happened over the noon hour on 16th Avenue near 208th Street. "Yes, just past 12:30. for traffic, it's important to know that 16th avenue will likely be closed for the next … [Read more...]
Pilot error blamed in deadly Mission plane crash
September 11, 2012 by
The Transportation Safety Board has released its report into a fatal crash last year. The crash happened midair on February 9, 2011 in the Mission area. Four planes had taken off from Langley for a formation flight to Chilliwack, but two of the planes, both Cessnas, collided during a turn.One of the planes fell into a slough, two people … [Read more...]
Family of plane crash survivor miffed at health care system, but not for the usual reasons
September 7, 2012 by
One of the two remaining survivors from a plane crash near Penticton in August can't get a doctor to accept him at Vancouver General Hospital. Vincent Hannay is out of the intensive care unit at Kelowna General Hospital, and his family wants him back in Vancouver to continue his recovery. His uncle Rick Hannay says BC Bedline has an … [Read more...]
Man killed in highway crash
September 4, 2012 by
RCMP say a 25 year old Chilliwack man was killed in yesterday's fiery crash on the Coquihalla Highway. Mounties say the man was driving a 1992 Acura Integra at a high rate of speed when it left the highway and crashed into a tree. Other drivers at the crash site above hope tried unsuccessfully to put out the flames. The man's name has not been … [Read more...]
Lions Bay crash sends five to hospital
August 25, 2012 by
Five people have been hurt in a serious crash just north of Lions Bay. Fire Chief Martin Oliver says the collision closed the Sea-to-Sky in both directions. "They had a head-on just outside Brunswick Beach about a kilometre past Lions Bay, north. And a big truck with a van hit a little Ford Explorer, spun it around and pushed it into the rock … [Read more...]
Crash near Salmon Arm sends family of five to hospital
August 18, 2012 by
Police say driver fatigue may have been a factor in a crash near Salmon Arm that has sent a family of five to hospital. Mounties say the family, from Calgary, left their home last night around 11 o’clock to head to Vancouver. Around 5:30 this morning, they got into a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 1. They are now all in hospital with … [Read more...]
Plane crash claims second victim
August 16, 2012 by
A second person has died following Monday's plane crash near Brenda Mines. The BC Coroners Service identifies the victim as 24-year old Lauren Sewell of Surrey. 30-year old Jayson Smith of Vancouver died at the scene of the accident, which remains under investigation by the Transporation Safety Board. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Vancouver man killed in Okanagan plane crash
August 14, 2012 by
The BC Coroners Service has identified the man killed in a plane crash near Brenda Mines in the Okanagan yesterday. The victim is 30 year old Jayson Dallas Wesley Smith of Vancouver. The other three people on board remain in hospitals in Kelowna and Kamloops, suffering from serious injuries. The Transportation Safety Board continues to investigate … [Read more...]
Jail time in deadly hit and run crash
August 2, 2012 by
A woman suspected of impaired driving in the hit and run death of a longtime native housing advocate in Vancouver has been sentenced to more than a year in jail. In September of 2008, Leanne Moorman killed Dennis Bird while he and his wife Madeline were in a crosswalk near the Commercial Drive Skytrain Station. The now-29-year old, who pleaded … [Read more...]
