Close X
Sunday, September 29, 2024
ADVT 
National

Five People Dead Following Three Separate Accidents On B.C. Roads

The Canadian Press Darpan, 05 Sep, 2014 09:55 AM
    LANGLEY, B.C. - It has been a deadly 24 hours on British Columbia's roads, with three separate accidents claiming five lives.
     
    RCMP in Langley, east of Vancouver, say a male driver is dead after his car rolled over on the road early Friday morning and he was thrown from his vehicle.
     
    Mounties in Langley are also investigating the death of an 83-year-old man who was struck around 7 p.m. Thursday while crossing the street.
     
    A 79-year-old woman who was also hit by the car is being treated in the hospital for non-life threatening injuries, and while investigators have ruled out speed and alcohol, Cpl. Holly Marks with Langley RCMP says the glare of the setting sun may have affected the driver's vision.
     
    Three other people are also dead following a head-on collision on Highway 97 near Quesnel in the province's Cariboo District.
     
    Police say a pickup truck smashed into an oncoming SUV on Thursday morning, and limited visibility caused by dense fog may have contributed to the accident.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    NAFTA environmental body wants to probe oilsands tailings leakage

    NAFTA environmental body wants to probe oilsands tailings leakage
    Investigators from an environmental watchdog set up as part of the North American Free Trade Agreement want to investigate whether Canada is enforcing its laws on toxic leakage from giant oilsands tailings ponds.

    NAFTA environmental body wants to probe oilsands tailings leakage

    Man Wanted on Alberta Kidnapping Charges Arrested While Driving off B.C. Ferry

    Man Wanted on Alberta Kidnapping Charges Arrested While Driving off B.C. Ferry
    David Rogerson was arrested Wednesday night at the Departure Bay ferry terminal in Nanaimo, in Vancouver Island.

    Man Wanted on Alberta Kidnapping Charges Arrested While Driving off B.C. Ferry

    'Targeted' shooting in Chilliwack: Two dead, one injured - RCMP

    'Targeted' shooting in Chilliwack: Two dead, one injured - RCMP
    CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Two people are dead and third person injured in what RCMP believe was a targeted shooting in Chilliwack, B.C.

    'Targeted' shooting in Chilliwack: Two dead, one injured - RCMP

    Lululemon founder Chip Wilson sells half his stake in Lululemon for $845 Million

    Lululemon founder Chip Wilson sells half his stake in Lululemon for $845 Million
    VANCOUVER - Founder Chip Wilson has sold half his stake in Lululemon Athletica (Nasdaq: LULU) to private equity firm Advent International for US$845 million.

    Lululemon founder Chip Wilson sells half his stake in Lululemon for $845 Million

    B.C. premier Christy Clark says Tailings Pond Tests 'Promising'

    B.C. premier Christy Clark says Tailings Pond Tests 'Promising'
    LIKELY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier Christy Clark says initial test results from water contaminated by a mine tailings breach are promising.

    B.C. premier Christy Clark says Tailings Pond Tests 'Promising'

    Early-morning Arson in Nanaimo: Four cars torched, damage tallied at $100,000

    Early-morning Arson in Nanaimo: Four cars torched, damage tallied at $100,000
    RCMP say a deliberately set blaze destroyed four cars, a hedge and damaged the siding of a neighbouring home in the minutes after it was set at about 3 a.m., Thursday.

    Early-morning Arson in Nanaimo: Four cars torched, damage tallied at $100,000