Young man dead after fiery rollover crash in Maple Ridge

Speed is believed to be a factor in a fiery crash in Maple Ridge on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023.

A man who was in critical condition after his truck flipped and caught fire in Maple Ridge Wednesday night has died, a family member told CTV News.

He succumbed to his injuries on Friday, just days shy of his 23rd birthday. 

First responders were called to the scene on 128th Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday for reports of a two-car collision, a statement from the Ridge Meadows RCMP says. A Ford F250 pickup and a Honda CRV both flipped as a result of the crash.

"The driver and lone occupant in the F250 became pinned inside the truck, which caught fire.

Maple Ridge Fire Department was on scene and extinguished the fire; removing the man who was pinned in his flipped pickup," the statement from the detachment says.

"Speed is believed to be a factor in the cause of this collision," the statement later says.

BC Emergency Health Services, in an email, told CTV News that five ambulances and two supervisors were sent to the scene and two people were taken to hospital. One patient was in critical condition and the other was stable.

The Ridge Meadows RCMP is asking anyone with information or dashcam video to call 604-463-6251.