A driver was extricated from a pickup truck Saturday afternoon in Pitt Meadows after it went off the road, sheared a power pole, and came to a rest with power lines draped on it.
The Pitt Meadows fire department was called just after 1 p.m. to a rescue MVA at McKechnie Road and Old Dewdney Trunk Road.
Crews closed the road and had to wait for B.C. Hydro to disconnect power before they could move in to extricate the victim. They did that by cutting through the roof of the truck.
The driver was trapped inside. A passenger was also in the truck.
The driver and passenger were transported to hospital with minor injuries, according to Ridge Meadows RCMP.
Both have since been released.
The RCMP traffic section is investigating the crash.
“We did have a report of erratic driving behaviour. That’s what initiated the whole police investigation was reports of erratic driving behaviour,” said RCMP Sgt. Brenda Gresiuk.
“Our top priority is making sure we get the medical attention to the people involved. So there was a driver and a passenger.”