Image: Drive B.C. highway camera / An ambulance (bottom left) and Abbotsford Police Department were on scene of a single-vehicle collision late Thursday night (Feb. 17) in which a vehicle left the highway and struck a B.C. Hydro pole, resulting in the 23-year-old male driver being transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries. A dog inside the vehicle was ejected from the car during the collision and was deceased at the scene, Sgt. Paul Walker of the Abbotsford Police Department said.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Highway 1 crash

Hwy. 1 closes overnight after car crash, hospitalizing driver and killing dog ejected from car

Feb 17, 2023 | 8:08 AM

ABBOTSFORD — A vehicle crashed on Highway 1 westbound in Abbotsford late Thursday night (Feb. 16) after it left the highway and struck a B.C. Hydro pole, sending the male driver to hospital with life-threatening injuries and killing a dog that was ejected from the vehicle during the crash.

According to Sgt. Paul Walker, media relations spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department, patrol officers from the department responded to a single-vehicle collision along Highway 1 westbound near the Clearbrook Road (exit 87). On arrival, officers determined that the vehicle left the highway and struck a hydro pole, causing significant damage.

The crash closed Highway 1 westbound before Clearbrook for several hours. Highway 1 westbound reopened early Friday morning.

Two people occupied the vehicle, including a 23-year-old male driver and a 19-year-old female passenger. Both were transported to hospital, Sgt. Walker said. The male driver is suffering from serious life-threatening injuries, while the female sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

Hwy. 1 closes overnight after car crash, hospitalizing driver and killing dog ejected from car

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