Close X
Saturday, September 28, 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

    Man convicted in confinement and sex assault of Nova Scotia teen dies in prison

    Man convicted in confinement and sex assault of Nova Scotia teen dies in prison
    A man convicted in the case of a Nova Scotia teen who was kidnapped, chained and sexually assaulted has died in a Nova Scotia prison.

    Man convicted in confinement and sex assault of Nova Scotia teen dies in prison

    Toronto's top cop accepts apology from Mayor Rob Ford's brother

    Toronto's top cop accepts apology from Mayor Rob Ford's brother
    Toronto's top cop has decided to accept an apology from Mayor Rob Ford's brother.

    Toronto's top cop accepts apology from Mayor Rob Ford's brother

    Court appearance for suspect in disappearance, murder of grandparents and boy

    Court appearance for suspect in disappearance, murder of grandparents and boy
    A man charged in the disappearance and murder of a five-year-old boy and his grandparents has made a brief court appearance.

    Court appearance for suspect in disappearance, murder of grandparents and boy

    Time To Move On From Feud With Harper And Mackay, Says Canada's Chief Justice

    Time To Move On From Feud With Harper And Mackay, Says Canada's Chief Justice
    Canada's top justice says she is not concerned that a recent spat with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Justice Minister Peter MacKay has eroded the respect of politicians for the courts.

    Time To Move On From Feud With Harper And Mackay, Says Canada's Chief Justice

    Ex-Tory staffer Michael Sona guilty of election fraud in robocalls case

    Ex-Tory staffer Michael Sona guilty of election fraud in robocalls case
    Former Conservative party staffer Michael Sona has been convicted of trying to prevent voters from casting ballots during the 2011 federal election.

    Ex-Tory staffer Michael Sona guilty of election fraud in robocalls case

    Leaders of polygamous sect in B.C. charged five years after failed prosecutions

     Two leaders of an isolated religious commune in British Columbia have been charged for the second time with practising polygamy, more than two decades after...

    Leaders of polygamous sect in B.C. charged five years after failed prosecutions