Traffic on Highway 7 overnight. (Image Credit: Calvin Shupe via Fraser Valley Road Report.)
By Mike Vanden Bosch
Motor vehicle incident

Hundreds wake up without power east of Mission after car strikes pole, closes Hwy. 7 for a few hours

Aug 12, 2026 | 6:48 AM

DEWDNEY – Hundreds of BC Hydro customers woke up to no power this morning after a vehicle struck a utility pole near Dewdney, resulting in the temporary closure of Highway 7 east of Mission overnight.

BC Hydro’s online dashboard revealed that 651 customers lost power at 11:58 p.m. Tuesday night due to a motor vehicle incident. Crews are on site as of 6:40 a.m. this morning to try to fix the outage.

DriveBC reported that Highway 7 was closed in both directions due to a vehicle incident involving hydro lines just east of Nicomen Island Trunk Road.

Location of motor vehicle incident east of Dewdney overnight.
Location of motor vehicle incident east of Dewdney overnight. (Image Credit: DriveBC.)
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Emergency crews and traffic control personnel attended the scene while an assessment was underway.

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At 2:11 a.m., DriveBC said Highway 7 had reopened and BC Hydro crews would return later to replace the hydro pole. Single-lane alternating traffic was in effect once the highway reopened, and it’s believed Hwy. 7 is now fully open in both directions.

by Mike Vanden Bosch

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