Surrey RCMP is on scene at a collision in the intersection of 132 Street and 108 Avenue, which has led to the intersection being closed.
On Friday, at approximately 12:30 p.m., a two vehicle collision occurred in the intersection of 132 Street and 108 Avenue. Two people have been transported to hospital with injuries.
Officers remain on scene and the intersection will remained closed for an undetermined amount of time while the investigation continues.
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The deceased have been identified as as 25-year-old Tanner Liefting, 30-year-old Brandon Richard Johnson, and 34-year-old Jagsir Singh Gill. Johnson and Liefting were in the same vehicle and were both from Chilliwack, while Gill was from Calgary.
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The driver of the second transport truck, a man from Winnipeg, was trapped and died as a result of the collision. The co-driver in the second transport truck, also a man from Winnipeg, extricated himself from the cab but not before sustaining serious, life-threatening injuries.
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