Richmond truck crash on Highway 99 leaves 1 dead
Posted February 21, 2023 10:32 am.
Last Updated February 21, 2023 3:17 pm.
BC Highway Patrol is confirming one person died in a crash on Highway 99 in Richmond Tuesday morning.
Const. Mike Moore says a commercial vehicle and a “smaller flat-deck truck” collided just before 9 a.m. southbound between Blundell Road and Steveston Highway.
9:11- #RichmondBC – There’s a collision involving two trucks #BCHwy99 southbound just before the Steveston Hwy exit. SB 99 is down to one lane. An ambulance is now blocking the northbound left lane as well. #1130Traffic Pic courtesy of @DriveBC pic.twitter.com/oJraM0fo5q
— Ryan Lidemark(@RyanLmark) February 21, 2023
Highway patrol has taken over the investigation of the crash, but Moore says there is no indication of criminality as a contributing factor.
Highway 99 southbound is closed while police investigate. A time of re-opening is not yet determined.
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