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Car Crashes Into Hydro Pole In Surrey, Knocking Out Power To Homes

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 13 Sep, 2017 11:55 AM

On September 11th, 2017 at approximately 2:00am, Surrey RCMP received several calls reporting a single vehicle collision into a hydro pole near the intersection of 64th Avenue and 184th Street.

Officers attended the scene along with Surrey Fire Services and the BC Ambulance Service. The driver of the vehicle, a 42 year old resident of Surrey, remained at the scene and was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

There was extensive damage to both the vehicle and hydro pole. BC Hydro is presently on scene. Power will be out in the area for some time.

The intersection is presently closed to traffic and will remain so for some time while hydro crews work to repair the pole.

Anyone who may have witnessed the collision, saw the vehicle driving prior to the collision, or stopped at the scene is asked to call the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502. If you wish to remain anonymous, pleas contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or go to www.solvecrime.ca.

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