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Wrong-way driver causes crash on Highway 99: Surrey RCMP

A driver going the wrong way on Highway 99 caused a crash on April 28, 2024. A driver going the wrong way on Highway 99 caused a crash on April 28, 2024.
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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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