Wrong-way driver causes crash on Highway 99: Surrey RCMP
A head-on crash on Highway 99 Sunday morning was caused by a driver going the wrong way, according to authorities.
Officers with the Surrey RCMP were called to the scene – about 50 metres from the Highway 91 junction – at 4:16 a.m.
“A late model Ford sedan was travelling into oncoming traffic, the wrong way, in the south-east bound lanes of Highway 99,” a news release from the detachment says.
“The Ford struck a Mercedes sedan who was travelling south-east bound, on Highway 99. The resulting collision caused significant damage to both vehicles.”
The driver of the Ford, a 68-year-old woman, was taken to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries. The two occupants of the Mercedes suffered minor injuries.
“Alcohol and a pre-existing medical condition are believed to be contributing factors to the collision,” Mounties say.
Anyone with information or dashcam video is urged to call 604-599-0502 and quote file 2024-59328.
Drivers were asked to avoid the area Sunday where the road was closed until about 4 p.m.
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