National

2 in hospital after Cloverdale collision

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 29 Sep, 2023 03:03 PM

One man is in custody following a collision that sent two pedestrians to hospital yesterday afternoon.

On Thursday at 1:00 p.m., Surrey RCMP frontline officers, along with Surrey RCMP Traffic Services, the Criminal Collision Investigation Team (CCIT), and the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service (ICARS), responded to a report that two pedestrians were allegedly struck by a vehicle in an alleyway located in the 5900-block of 172 Street.

The pedestrians, a 24-year-old man and a 24-year old woman, were transported to hospital with serious injuries. A suspect was arrested in the area shortly after the collision.

Nicholas Giles, 24, has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of assault with a weapon.

He has been remanded into custody until his next court appearance.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Cyclist struck in Maple Ridge

Ridge Meadows RCMP frontline members were first on scene and with support from BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) assessed that the cyclist suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The cyclist was transported to hospital.

Cyclist struck in Maple Ridge

Johnston advises against inquiry, but aims to hold hearings on foreign interference

The former governor general said an inquiry cannot be undertaken in public because of the sensitivity of the intelligence involved, and there would be considerable overlap with the work that he has already been doing to investigate the issue of alleged foreign meddling in the last two federal elections.

Johnston advises against inquiry, but aims to hold hearings on foreign interference

Federal government pledges $5M to Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver

The museum will feature an exhibition titled "The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act," with the July 1 opening date coinciding with the centennial of the passing of the act which effectively halted all immigration from China.

Federal government pledges $5M to Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver

Feds tweak verified traveller program

Eligible passengers, including Nexus members, won't have to take their shoes off and can keep their laptops and liquids in their bags instead of putting them onto the X-ray conveyor belt.

Feds tweak verified traveller program

Majority of homeowners in BC are investors

New numbers released by Statistics Canada show investor-occupants made up almost 10 per cent of British Columbia homeowners in 2020. The agency attributes the high numbers in B-C to incremental forms of density, such as single-detached houses with secondary suites or laneway units, duplexes, or triplexes.

Majority of homeowners in BC are investors

Province invests in seniors

The province is offering 500-thousand dollars in grants for programs or plans aimed at helping seniors lead independent, active lives. Applications open June 1st for the age-friendly grants, which can be as much as 25-thousand dollars each.