Woman killed in rollover near the Coquihalla Summit Saturday
Posted July 17, 2021 9:36 pm.
Last Updated July 19, 2021 10:52 am.
HOPE (NEWS 1130) — The BC Coroners Service and BC Highway Patrol are investigating after a serious rollover crash claimed the life of a woman in her 70s, and injured four others Saturday.
Just after 8:30 a.m., Hope RCMP, BC Highway Patrol Chilliwack, and medical emergency crews responded to reports of a serious single vehicle crash involving a large SUV in the southbound lanes, just south of the Portia Brake Check on the Coquihalla Highway.
“First responders arrived on scene to find a heavily damaged grey Mazda CX-9 on its side,” Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey, spokesman for the BC RCMP said.
“Two adults and two children sustained varying degrees of injuries, all serious and many considered to be potentially life threatening in nature. While sadly a fifth occupant of the vehicle, a woman in her 70s, was pronounced deceased at the scene.”
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Mounties say both adults in the vehicle were airlifted from the crash site to separate Lower Mainland hospitals in a serious condition, and underwent emergency surgery.
One of the two children in the crash was transported by air ambulance to the BC Children’s Hospital in a critical condition. The other child was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries, however police believe they are not life threatening.
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The RCMP said they will not be releasing the deceased woman’s name, nor the names of those injured.
Mounties are asking for members of the public to come forward with any information or dash cam footage that may help the investigation.
