In a second serious crash at a Surrey bus stop in two days, a man was sent to hospital in serious condition after a white Corvette jumped the curb at a bus shelter in the 9600-block of King George Blvd.
The victim was sitting on a bench at the bus stop when speeding car lost control, jumped the curb and slammed into the bus shelter around 6:15 p.m. Thursday night.
The the bus shelter was almost destroyed and the passenger in the car was also hurt in the accident. He is being treated for injuries not considered to be serious.
Cleanup underway at #surrey bus stop where man struck by Corvette yesterday evening. He's in hospital w/srs injuries pic.twitter.com/jc0yPITaHK
— Nafeesa Karim (@nafeesakarim) October 9, 2015
Police tell that Corvette driver jumped into a taxi after the collision and was eventually arrested near Bear Creek Park
RCMP also say alcohol may be a factor in the crash.
Several kilometres away on Wednesday, a Jeep jumped the curb at Fraser Highway and 156 Street and struck Evan Archibald, 22, who was sitting on a bench at the bus stop.
@SurreyRCMP at King George and 96 ave. where a car has crashed through a bus shelter. @CTVVancouver. pic.twitter.com/jGRFrYXoO5
— Peter Bremner (@Peter_Bremner) October 9, 2015
He died after the accident.
Not much left of this bus shelter at King George and 96th. Corvette crashed here yesterday, sending a man to hosp. pic.twitter.com/EsbteWuchv
— Nafeesa Karim (@nafeesakarim) October 9, 2015
