BC's Transportation minister has responded to Thursday mornings mayhem on the Port Mann bridge with an emailed statement. Mary Polak lays the blame for some 40 cars crashing on the icy bridge surface on the weather and the maintenance contractor. Polak says the contractor has been told to increase de-icing to make sure there is no … [Read more...]
Multiple crashes on new Port Mann bridge
January 3, 2013 by
One month after it officially opened to traffic, the new Port Mann Bridge has had another commute snarled by ice. A few weeks ago, it was ice falling from bridge cables and crashing down on vehicles. This morning, the combination of ice on the bridge deck and thick fog led to multiple crashes. RCMP SGT. Peter Thiessen; "Approximately 20-25 … [Read more...]
Nine dead, 20 injured after Vancouver-bound tour bus crashes
December 30, 2012 by
Nine people are dead after a tour bus carrying 40 people crashed on Interstate 84 in Oregon Sunday morning at around 10:30 a.m. The bus had left Las Vegas and was en route to Vancouver. Twenty others were injured in the crash. Calls from CKNW to Lower Mainland-based company Mi Joo Travel & Tour, which reportedly operates the bus … [Read more...]
Many Malahat crashes on Christmas Day
December 26, 2012 by
Eight people ended up in hospital for Christmas on Vancouver Island. That as a result of multiple car crashes on the Malahat Highway. Apart from those injured, many other cars lacking winter tires or chains ended up stranded on the side of the road. The highway was shut down for several hours as a result of the accidents. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
One man dead after motorcycle crashes into a truck
September 29, 2012 by
A 24 year old Abbotsford man is dead after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a 10-ton commercial truck while it was turning on Downes Road. Abbotsford Police Constable Ian MacDonald says the crash happened around noon Saturday. "The rider of the motorcycle collided with this turning truck. He was launched off of his motorcycle and … [Read more...]
Three dead after two highway crashes
August 13, 2012 by
Tragedy on two BC highways Sunday afternoon. Mounties say an elderly woman has died of her injuries after the car she was a passenger in, went into a ditch and hit a bank in a small gully on Highway 97, north of Clinton at around 1:00. The woman was from Prince George. She was flown to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, where she succumbed to her … [Read more...]
Bridge construction not causing crashes
June 5, 2012 by
Ongoing construction of the new Port Mann Bridge may seem to be causing headaches for many commuters, but crash numbers compiled by the Insurance Corporation of BC don't reflect that. Total collisions recorded for the first three months of 2012, between United Boulevard in Coquitlam and 152nd Street in Surrey, number 149. That's slightly above … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Helicopter crashes near Terrace
June 1, 2012 by
Search and rescue crews and the RCMP are responding to a helicopter crash, west of Terrace. It happened around 20-kilometres west of Terrace, on the slope of Sleeping Beauty mountain at around nine this morning. Details are slim, but three people were on board -- their current condition is not known. The chopper belonged to Bailey Helicopters, … [Read more...]
Float plane crashes near Highway 97, west of Peachland
May 13, 2012 by
A small float plane has crash landed near Highway 97 in the Okanagan. Officials with the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre say the aircraft went down about 30 kilometres west of Peachland around 6:45 p.m. They were unsure how many people were on board, or where exactly the plane was coming from or heading to. Emergency responders were en … [Read more...]
Small plane crashes at Pitt Meadows Airport
May 6, 2012 by
A small plane has crashed at the airport in Pitt Meadows. Assistant fire chief Brad Perrie says it happened about 7:40 a.m. "We arrived on scene and we had a homebuilt single engine aircraft that had lost power on take off and crashed into a ditch beside the runway. When we arrived, the plane was fully engulfed in flames. The single … [Read more...]
