Two injured in crash on Highway 17 through Surrey

Emergency crews respond to a crash on Highway 17 in Surrey on March 11, 2026. (CityNews image,1st Due Media)

By Charles Brockman and Alex Carrigan

Posted March 11, 2026 1:02 pm.

Last Updated March 12, 2026 8:16 am.

Two people were hospitalized and Highway 17 was closed to westbound traffic Wednesday afternoon after a multi-vehicle crash in Surrey’s Fraser Heights area.

The Surrey Police Service (SPS) says emergency crews responded to the crash, and closed westbound lanes starting from 104 Avenue around 12:20 p.m.

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The SPS says the RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit (SPOSU) arrived to find a crash involving the drivers of a semi truck and two passenger vehicles,

“BCEHS transported two people to an area hospital with various injuries, including at least one in serious, but stable, condition,” said a police update.

Eastbound traffic was also temporarily reduced to one lane. The road reopened Wednesday evening.

Police advised people to avoid the area for at least for several hours as they investigated the cause of the crash.

Highway 17 is closed to westbound traffic Wednesday afternoon after reports of a multi-vehicle crash in Surrey’s Fraser Heights area
Highway 17 is closed to westbound traffic Wednesday afternoon after reports of a multi-vehicle crash in Surrey’s Fraser Heights area
Emergency crews respond to a crash on Highway 17 in Surrey
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