One person is in stable condition after a single-vehicle crash that involved a Dodge pickup truck Wednesday evening (Aug. 9) and resulted in a power outage in the area.
The collision took place around 5:30 p.m. on 16th Avenue near 232nd Street.
Cpl. Craig van Herk, spokesperson for the 91原创 RCMP, said it appeared the truck was travelling east on 16th Avenue when it went off the road into a nearby ditch on the left side. The vehicle struck a telephone pole and flipped.
鈥淭he investigation is ongoing. Contributing factors are yet to be determind,鈥� van Herk noted.
The sole occupant, the 29-year-old male driver, was transported to hospital in stable condition.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash.
Crews are on their way to an outage affecting 877 customers in . They estimate to arrive by 6:00 p.m. and will be sharing updates here:
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Approximately 877 residents in the area lost power for several hours after the crash, with power being restored at about 2 a.m. the next morning, according to BC Hydro鈥檚 outage list.
Major crashes are not uncommon on 16th Avenue, a major through road for trucks and commuters, where drivers routinely drive well above the speed limit.
In May, one person was killed in a crash that involved two dump trucks and a car along 16th Avenue.
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