SURREY, B.C. — A four-month-old girl had to be pulled from under a pickup truck that rammed into her home in Surrey, B.C.
Assistant fire Chief Chris Keon says the girl was breathing and conscious when she was pulled to safety on Wednesday night from under the front end of the vehicle.
He says firefighters were able to support the pickup with wood and then cut away debris, giving them access to the girl.
Mounties say the baby is being treated in hospital, but her condition hasn't been released.
Police say in a news release they were called to a report that a truck had struck the basement of the house around 9:30 p.m in the 9000 block of Alexandria Crescent.
Firefighters worked hard to locate and used a multitude of tools — including using chainsaws, rescue saws, sledge hammers and jaws of life — to free the baby, who was passed to waiting paramedics and rushed to hospital.
Police say the baby is listed in stable condition in hospital.
Police are still on scene in the 9000 block of Alexandria Crescent after a truck crashed into a house yesterday evening. A 4 month old baby remains in hospital in stable condition. The investigation is ongoing by Surrey Traffic Services.
— Surrey RCMP (@SurreyRCMP) August 16, 2018
The 57-year-old driver of the pickup was in police custody. The man, whose name has not been released, was driving a truck with “Ace Electric Ltd.” written on the side.
Raveen Gounder, a director for the Surrey company, confirmed Thursday that the driver is an employee of Ace Electric. “I am not really aware of what happened … I am just hearing about it now,” Gounder said early Thursday morning. “It’s not good.”
Anyone with information about this incident can contact Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502, or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Police say their investigation into the cause of the incident is in its early stages.
