March 29, 2024

Worker seriously hurt on Richmond construction site

An accident at a Ricmond construction site has left a worker fighting for his life. Megan Johnston with Worksafe BC explains what she knows of what happened this afternoon at the River Green condo development site on River Road. "Preliminary reports were that glass panels were being unloaded when one slipped and struck the worker and I … [Read more...]

Security guard seriously injured in Port Coquitlam beating

A brutal beating has left a security guard in hospital with more than 100 stitches and a badly injured right eye. Hoshiar Singh Bajwa was hit repeatedly with a steel rod by three men early Sunday morning. He was patrolling a Port Coquitlam construction site. Operation Manager at Canuck Cecurity, Rupinder Sagoo says he got a call from dispatch just … [Read more...]

Woman seriously injured in house fire

A  47-year old woman is in serious condition after house fire in Vancouver overnight. The fire started in the kitchen of a home on the 13-hundred block of West 73rd Avenue. The woman was burned when her bathrobe caught fire from the stove.  CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]

Man seriously injured after falling 200 metres on North Shore mountain

The Team Leader of North Shore rescue says "Lady Luck" was on the side of an injured man and those who rescued him Sunday. Tim Jones says a 40 year old man was descending Crown Mountain in the backcountry with three others about 2:00, when he slipped and fell about 200 metres, shattering his femur and lower leg. A helicopter was launched and a team … [Read more...]

Four seriously hurt in Burnaby crash

Four people have been seriously injured after a collision between two cars Friday afternoon near SFU's Burnaby campus.RCMP Staff Sergeant Steve Crawford says it happened shortly before 5pm - along Gaglardi Way, between University Way and Broadway. "A vehicle was travelling at a high rate of speed, interacting with other vehicles as it was going... … [Read more...]

Pedestrian seriously injured in Port Moody

A 20-year old man is in intensive care at Royal Columbian Hospital after being hit by a pick-up truck yesterday afternoon in Port Moody. It happened just before 5:00 p.m. on Guildford Way near Falcon Drive. Coquitlam RCMP Staff Sgt. Mark McCutcheon says it could've been a hit-and-run... had it not been for an off-duty mountie,  "The officer … [Read more...]