Burnaby RCMP Seek Driver After Vehicle Rear-Ends RCMP Cruiser, Injures Mountie

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 02 Jun, 2016 12:38 PM

BURNABY, B.C. — Burnaby RCMP plan to interview the registered owner of a suspect vehicle after a late-night collision injured a Mountie.

Insp. Bruce Anderson says the officer was in his unmarked cruiser at the side of Highway 1 in Burnaby, completing paperwork from an unrelated traffic stop.

.@IAFFLocal1782 and @IAFF323 on scene at the crash involving an @BurnabyRCMP officer. pic.twitter.com/ca8NlOOvIt
— Gian-Paolo Mendoza (@gplomacy) June 2, 2016

Another vehicle rammed the rear of the cruiser at about 11:40 p.m. Wednesday.

Both vehicles were damaged and the officer suffered possible neck injuries.

Anderson says the Mountie was taken to hospital but his injuries are not considered serious.

The driver of the second car fled and has not yet been located.

Photo: Gian-Paolo Mendoza

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

3 Indian Tourists Carrying Valid Documents Illegally Detained In Italy, Freed

All the three Indian nationals were visiting Italy for tourism purposes and were carrying valid passports with valid Schengen visas

3 Indian Tourists Carrying Valid Documents Illegally Detained In Italy, Freed

Man Riding On Roof Of Moving Car Dies In Vernon, B.C., Rollover

RCMP say they received a report of a single vehicle collision early Wednesday morning, and arrived to find a man dead at the scene.

Man Riding On Roof Of Moving Car Dies In Vernon, B.C., Rollover

Six Nations Police Say 3 Face Murder Charges In Shootings In Sontario Community

Six Nations police say officers found a teenage boy and two men who had been wounded, along with an SUV with gunshot damage, on Wednesday afternoon.

Six Nations Police Say 3 Face Murder Charges In Shootings In Sontario Community

Cyberbullying Insurance To Cover Victims' Legal, Medical And Advisory Costs

TORONTO — In a sign of the times, Chubb has brought its cyberbullying insurance to Canada.

Cyberbullying Insurance To Cover Victims' Legal, Medical And Advisory Costs

Parkash Singh Badal Terms Paddy MSP Hike 'Meagre, Inadequat

Farmers of the country were facing an acute crisis and the government of India was duty-bound to bail out the food growers of nation from it.

Parkash Singh Badal Terms Paddy MSP Hike 'Meagre, Inadequat

Health Care Could Consume Half Of Provincial Budgets In Canada By 2030

Canada's provincial governments have to spend much more on health care over the next 20 years, triggering higher taxes, larger deficits, and reduced spending on other services, said a new study released on Tuesday.