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Fatal Crash Closes Major Stretch of Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge

The Ridge Meadows RCMP has kept the arterial route closed for a fatal single-vehicle collision investigation with no reopening estimate.

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Investigators on the scene of a fatal single-vehicle crash in Maple Ridge on Lougheed Highway on Friday morning.

Overview

  • Shortly before 5 a.m. Friday a single-vehicle crash on Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge left at least one person dead.
  • Ridge Meadows RCMP shut both eastbound and westbound lanes between 287th Street and Jim Robson Way and closed 240th Street from River Road to Hill Avenue.
  • BC Emergency Health Services dispatched multiple ambulances to the scene but reported no transports to hospital.
  • Investigators from the Lower Mainland Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service are conducting a detailed on-site examination.
  • Commuters have been advised to plan alternative routes until authorities lift the closures.