2 critical after 9-vehicle crash on HWY 99 in Surrey; highway reopens to traffic

Highway 99 reopened all traffic just before 1 p.m. Friday after a multi-vehicle accident the night before just south of the Highway 91 overpass.

Surrey Police Service (SPS) Insp. Finch tells 1130 NewsRadio on Friday morning that the accident involved nine vehicles, including a semi-truck and trailer.

Public Information Officer Ian MacDonald adds that six people were injured during the crash, two of who are in critical condition.

“It needs to be investigated, and regrettably, the location is one that normally is a regular commuter route. So, apologies for the inconvenience, but obviously this is a serious incident that has to be investigated,” MacDonald said Friday.

The closure ran for almost 20 hours from the Highway 91 interchange and northbound from King George Boulevard.

“The balance that has to be maintained is to be able to gather evidence and not necessarily move all the vehicles around. I know that some of the vehicles have been moved out of the way, and certainly, we will endeavor to continue to do that,” MacDonald explained.

“But ultimately, our task is twofold. The primary task is to gather evidence and see what happened and determine if anything happened from a criminal nature, and then secondarily, obviously, is to remove anything that might be impeding traffic so we can reopen the roadway,” he added.

The BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) told 1130 NewsRadio on Thursday evening that it was called to the scene around 5:30 p.m.

“Four ambulances with primary care paramedics, three ambulances with advanced care paramedics, an air ambulance helicopter with critical care paramedics, and a supervisor responded to the scene,” EHS said.

“Paramedics provide emergency medical treatment to seven patients. Five patients were transported to hospital, three in stable condition and two in critical condition.”

Anyone with any information or dashcam footage is asked to call the SPS at 604-599-0502.

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