Langley car crash sends driver to hospital, causes power outage

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

By James Paracy

Posted August 9, 2023 10:17 pm.

Last Updated August 9, 2023 10:18 pm.

A car crash in Langley on Wednesday sent one person to a hospital and took out BC Hydro service for hundreds of customers.

The single-car collision took place on 16th Avenue near 232 Street just before the power turned off at 5:29 p.m.

Crews are on their way to an outage affecting 877 customers in #LangleyBC. They estimate to arrive by 6:00 p.m. and will be sharing updates here: https://t.co/Fh87bKQZkf pic.twitter.com/ykDiNLhm3t

— BC Hydro (@bchydro) August 10, 2023

Mounties in Langley say the driver “ran into a power pole” and had to be removed from the vehicle by “jaws of life.”

Data from BC Hydro shows that just over 300 customers were without power as of 9:30 p.m., a sharp decrease from the 877 customers who were without power just a few hours earlier.

Police say the driver was taken to Royal Columbian Hospital, adding that he should be “fine” from what they understand.

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