Serious crash closes Highway 7 near Agassiz, B.C.
A serious crash closed a stretch of highway near Agassiz, B.C., for several hours Tuesday.
Cpl. Dave Noon said in a post on social media the Lower Mainland Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service team – or ICARS – was sent to Highway 7 for the collision.
"The highway is closed and will remain so for several hours while we investigate," Noon's post shared at about 5:30 a.m. said. "Expect significant delays."
The RCMP warned drivers the road is expected to be closed until 6 p.m.
BC Emergency Health Services told CTV News Vancouver the collision happened shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Lougheed Highway near Evergreen Drive.
"Six ambulances with primary care and advanced care paramedics, a supervisor, and an air ambulance with critical care paramedics responded to the scene," public information officer Rachelle Brown said in a statement. "Paramedics provided emergency medical care to one patient who was transported by air ambulance to hospital. Another patient was assessed at the scene but not transported to hospital."
DriveBC said the highway was closed east of Agassiz, at Seabird Island. Drivers were advised to use Highway 1 instead.
No details were given on how many vehicles were involved in the crash, but images from the scene show what appears to be a head-on collision involving a flat-bed semi truck and another vehicle. According to the RCMP, ICARS is called to crashes that result in serious injury or death.
The RCMP has asked anyone with information or dash-cam video from the area between 3 a.m. and 3:45 a.m. to contact investigators at 604-796-2211.
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