One person was sent to hospital after a three vehicle crash in Pitt Meadows Thursday morning.
The crash happened about 7 a.m. in the westbound lanes along Lougheed Highway between Allen Way and Dewdney Trunk Road.
Pitt Meadows fire chief Mike Larsson said it was a three vehicle rear-ender that blocked the left and middle lanes for about an hour and a half, snarling traffic for the morning commute.
Firefighters were on scene for about one hour.
WCE train 5 stopped at Albion after nearly missing a car at the crossing & emergency brakes applied. Running about 5 minutes behind. @AM730Traffic @NEWS1130
— Shane Wuz Here (@ShaneElliott) January 9, 2020
A vehicle also collided with a power pole at 224th Street and Abernethy Way in Maple Ridge.
The collision involved two vehicles and occurred around 7:40 a.m. Thursday.
B.C. Ambulance responded and all occupants were reported out of the vehicles.
The pole was sheered, according to reports.
In Albion, a West Coast Express train is running behind schedule after it was forced to apply its emergency brake to avoid a car at the crossing, according to a tweet posted online by a commuter.
#BCHwy7 vehicle incident WB before Old Dewdney Trunk Rd. The left lane is blocked. #PittMeadows
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) January 9, 2020
Also, there was a stalled semi eastbound east of the Pitt River Bridge and the right lane was blocked.
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#BCHwy7B #MaryHillBypass stalled semi EB east of Pitt River Bridge. The right lane is blocked. Expect delays.#PortCoquitlam
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) January 9, 2020
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