Chilliwack Fire Dept. called to overnight crash on Chilliwack River Road: witness
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CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Fire Department, Chilliwack RCMP and B.C. Ambulance Service were called to the 7100 block of Chilliwack River Road overnight after a vehicle reportedly struck a power pole, according to a description from a nearby resident.
Chilliwack resident Hailey VanBasten says she was almost asleep when she heard a crash near an address in the 7100 block of Chilliwack River Road at about 2 a.m. early Friday morning (May 31), followed by the sound of a vehicle engine revving up.
” I got out of bed and went to tend to the accident scene while awaiting the fire department, paramedics and RCMP,” said VanBasten. “I was the second vehicle on scene; the first vehicle on scene was following the vehicle involved in the accident and witnessed the accident happen.”
VanBasten says the vehicle involved crashed through a power pole, resulting in the pole being snapped and low-hanging wires. The passenger of the involved vehicle took off with a box of alcohol cans in hand, VanBasten said, while the driver remained on scene with injuries, noting she was unsure of the extent of the injuries.
