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Motor vehicle incident

Passenger in Toyota Camry killed Sunday east of Mission after it turned in front of oncoming pickup truck: RCMP

Jun 15, 2026 | 2:31 PM

MISSION – Police in Mission say a 56-year-old woman from Surrey has died after the vehicle she was riding in turned in front of an oncoming Toyota Tundra and was struck Sunday afternoon, and no one in the Camry was wearing a seat belt.

Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr says police were called to Lougheed Highway and Sylvester Road in Hatzic (east of Mission) on Sunday, June 14 at about 3:30 p.m.

Corporal Mohr says a grey Toyota Tundra, pulling a trailer with an ATV on it, was travelling westbound on Lougheed Highway when a white Toyota Camry turned left in front of it, and was struck by the pickup.

Video from a nearby gas station revealed that the Camry, which had been travelling eastbound on Lougheed Highway, meant to turn left onto Sylvester Road but turned too soon, and instead began turning into the oncoming yield lane for traffic coming off of Sylvester Road.

Corporal Mohr says the Camry did not clear the lane in time, and was struck by the Tundra travelling straight through on the highway.

The occupants of the Tundra were not seriously injured, but sadly, the front female passenger in the Camry, a 56-year-old woman from Surrey, died at the scene.

A 48-year-old woman from Surrey, who had been in the rear seat, was taken to hospital in critical condition, but is expected to survive. The 59-year-old male driver of the Camry, also from Surrey, was not seriously injured.

A witness indicated that that the occupants of the Camry were not wearing seat belts, Corporal Mohr said.

The Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service attended to examine the crash scene, and the investigation is ongoing.  There is no indication that impairment played a role in the collision.

Mission RCMP thanks the witnesses who remained on scene and helped to further the investigation.  Anyone who has further information and has not yet spoken to police should call 604-826-7161, file 26-7744.