A section of Young Road was closed following a “serious” crash in Chilliwack Friday afternoon, Chilliwack RCMP said.
A dump truck went off the road and into a ditch around noon on Jan. 14 underneath the Highway 1 overpass.
“RCMP are at scene of serious traffic collision on Young Road under the Highway 1 overpass,” RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Mike Rail stated in a release at 1:49 p.m.
An air ambulance was called in for a man who suffered a head injury in the collision.
Young Road between Airport Road and Luckakuck Way was closed as a result.
Motorists are asked to detour and use alternate routes.
Check back here for more info as it becomes available.
An air ambulance lands at the Chilliwack Airport following a collision on Young Road where a dump truck went into a ditch under the Highway 1 overpass. (Mace MacGowan)
RCMP, paramedics and firefighters were at the scene of a crash on Young Road in Chilliwack where a dump truck went into a ditch on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. A man suffered a head injury and had to be taken by air ambulance to hospital. Emergency crews are seen here at the Chilliwack Airport. (Mace MacGowan)
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