Image: Abbotsford Police / A driver suffered minor injuries after a vehicle hit a power pole on Huntingdon Drive in Abbotsford on Oct. 20, 2024.

By Don Mitchell

Huntingdon crash

Driver escapes flames, suffers minor injuries after single-vehicle crash in Abbotsford: APD

Oct 20, 2024 | 12:03 PM

ABBOTSFORD – A driver escaped serious injury after a vehicle caught fire following a crash just south of Abbotsford Airport.

Abbotsford police (APD) say the vehicle hydroplaned into a power pole just before 5:30 a.m. on Sunday on Huntingdon Road, between Townline Road and Hamm Street.

Const. Jody Thomas said power lines were knocked down in the collision.

“The lone driver exited the vehicle before it caught fire and was fully engulfed,” Thomas said.

“The driver had minor injuries and one vehicle was involved.”

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The incident closed a portion of Huntingdon Road for several hours as crews repaired the power lines.

BC Hydro estimated that about 550 customers in an area bounded by Huntingdon Road, the border, Mount Lehman Road, and McCallum Road were affected by a power outage.

A crew is currently on site working to restore power to 558 customers in #Abbotsford. They’re sharing updates here: https://t.co/QYkDMomDjv pic.twitter.com/yuXqm0wsDw

— BC Hydro (@bchydro) October 20, 2024

Huntingdon Road reopened to traffic late Sunday morning, according to APD.

As of noon Sunday, hydro crews said power to some 200 people still needed to be restored.