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Police Seek Answers After Spate of Fatal Crashes Across Western Canada

Investigators are appealing for dash-cam footage to help reconstruct multiple deadly crashes.

Police are searching for drivers who may have dashboard camera footage to share following a collision between an SUV and a motorcycle that has left a man with life-changing injuries.
File photo: The Bluewater International Granfondo event in 2022.
File photo of a Surrey Police Service emblem.
File photo of an RCMP vehicle.

Overview

  • Six crashes across British Columbia and Alberta between July 12 and 14 have killed pedestrians, a cyclist and drivers, and left a motorcyclist with life-changing injuries.
  • Surrey police are investigating Sunday’s collision that killed a child pedestrian, with roads closed overnight and the driver cooperating with authorities.
  • B.C. Highway Patrol is calling for dash-cam footage after a Harley-Davidson motorcycle collided with an SUV in Delta, injuring a 37-year-old man expected to survive but facing serious injuries.
  • Calgary Police Service say excessive speed, not impairment, likely caused a single-vehicle crash that killed an 18-year-old driver early Sunday morning.
  • Penticton RCMP probed a GranFondo cycling event crash Sunday that killed one rider and sent two others to hospital as part of their ongoing investigation.