Image: David Seltenrich / A motor vehicle incident happened Wednesday night on Wells Road in Sardis.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Motor vehicle incident

Chilliwack fire crews paged Wednesday evening after vehicle strikes fence and car, utility pole

Jul 9, 2025 | 10:38 PM

CHILLIWACK — Multiple Chilliwack Fire Department engines were paged Wednesday night after a vehicle reportedly struck a fence and car, and made contact with a utility pole, on Wells Road near Richardson Avenue in Sardis.

According to scanner traffic, firefighters were first paged about a vehicle into a building at approximately 9:41 p.m. However, on arrival at the scene, firefighters discovered one vehicle had struck another parked car.

Image: Julie Hiscock

Pictures taken by Chilliwack residents David Seltenrich and Julie Hiscock at the scene show damage to a utility pole as well as a fence. Hiscock said a passenger vehicle went through a wooden gate, and struck another vehicle and a utility pole.

Firefighters radioed dispatch to say a utility pole had been compromised as a result of the crash, and BC Hydro would need to attend.

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Image: David Seltenrich / A split utility pole.

Power was disconnected from the vehicle that crashed. RCMP arrived on scene at approximately 9:51 p.m.

Scanner traffic indicated there were no reported injuries.

As of 10:55 p.m., dispatch advised Chilliwack fire crews who are still on scene at Wells Road that a Telus service technician would be arriving. Just a few minutes later, emergency dispatch spoke with BC Hydro and learned they were on their way with an ETA of less than an hour.

Firefighters told dispatch at 11:03 p.m. that Telus is now on scene. BC Hydro personnel have arrived on scene at approximately 11:05 p.m.

Telus and Hydro were still on scene as of 4 a.m., according to a witness.