One person is still in critical condition after a crash in Ladner Wednesday afternoon that caused massive traffic back-ups.
It was around noon when a black pick-up truck traveling south on Highway 17A attempted to make the right turn onto Ladner Trunk Road. The truck crossed over both westbound lanes and T-boned another truck waiting to turn left onto Highway 17A.
“Clearly the guy failed to negotiate the off-ramp and the turn onto Ladner Trunk Road,” said A/Sgt. Sarah Swallow, adding that investigators don’t know yet what caused the crash.
Officers are still analyzing the evidence and waiting to speak to witnesses and the drivers.
The two drivers were taken to hospital in critical condition, while two passengers with less serious injuries were checked out and released. Swallow said one driver remained in critical condition Thursday morning while the other had been upgraded to serious condition.
The collision and resulting road closures meant drivers trying to get into or out of Ladner faced long, slow line ups. All lanes of Ladner Trunk Road was closed initially, forcing drivers to use Arthur Drive. One eastbound lane was opened around 2:30 p.m. but the remainder of the road remained closed for the rest of the afternoon.
As a result of the initial investigation, police believe there are additional witnesses to the crash who have not yet spoken to police.
Anyone who witnessed the collision, or any pre-collision driving behaviour, is asked to contact Const. Andrew Thompson at 604-946-4411 and quote file number 15-26742.
