Street Race Crash In Surrey Sends Four To Hospital As Car Gets Pinned Under Semi

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 27 May, 2015 09:46 AM

SURREY, B.C. — Four people are in hospital after a crash that police say appears to have happened during a street race at 176th Street and 16th Avenue in Surrey, B.C. RCMP say the collision happened at about 11:40 p.m. on Tuesday.

Mounties say one vehicle was wedged under a semi truck while a second vehicle drove off. Officers say all of four people who were taken to hospital are expected to survive.

Police say one person is now being investigated for impaired driving.

Here's the Honda being towed. Road could reopen in 30 mins pic.twitter.com/7k2v7C6kc5
— Nafeesa Karim (@nafeesakarim) May 27, 2015

Lots of closures b/c of crash on 176 & 16th. 176 blocked betw 20th and 8th Ave. Flaggers giving directions to border pic.twitter.com/ysIG42wMZH
— Nafeesa Karim (@nafeesakarim) May 27, 2015

Just talked to driver of semi. He is able to drive away from this crash, he is unhurt. Scene should be clear shortly. pic.twitter.com/UF14Z9bmCu
— Nafeesa Karim (@nafeesakarim) May 27, 2015

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