Fatal crash closes part of Mission highway for several hours

VANCOUVER – A fatal collision closed a section of Highway 7 near Mission for several hours Tuesday night.

Drivers were gridlocked for hours at the Dewdney Bridge beginning around 5:30 p.m. 

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It appears a motorcycle collided with a pickup truck and an air ambulance was called in. 

The person riding the motorcycle suffered from significant injuries and died at the scene. It's not known what caused the crash and if anyone else was injured. 

The roads reopened at around 10:30 p.m.

 

CLEAR - #BCHwy7 is OPEN at the Dewdney Bridge after an earlier vehicle incident #MissionBC

— DriveBC LM (@DriveBC_LM) October 30, 2019