Traffic incident in Mission. (Image Credit: Facebook.)

By Mike Vanden Bosch

UPDATE: Eastbound Lougheed Highway reope

UPDATE: 74-year-old man deceased after today’s crash in Mission

Feb 5, 2026 | 12:18 PM

UPDATE, 4:30 P.M. THURSDAY: Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr has confirmed the tragic death of a 74-year-old man following today’s multi-vehicle crash on Lougheed Highway in Mission.

According to a statement from Corporal Mohr, first responders were called to the intersection of Lougheed Highway and the Cedar Valley Connector at 11:30 a.m. today, for a multi-vehicle collision. Emergency personnel arrived on scene to find six damaged vehicles, including a BC Transit bus.

After contacting witnesses and viewing dashcam footage, police believe that a red GMC Sierra pickup truck had been travelling eastbound in the right lane of Lougheed Highway, when the driver suddenly drove down the middle of the right and left lanes of traffic, which were stopped before the intersection. As it drove down the middle of the lanes, the GMC Sierra struck several of the stopped vehicles, and eventually passed through the intersection and collided with a utility pole on the other side.

Sadly, the driver of the GMC Sierra passed away a short time after the collision.  One other driver was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.  No one else was seriously injured, and there were no injuries reported aboard the BC Transit bus.

Mission RCMP, the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service, and the BC Coroner Service are investigating.  At this time, it is unknown what caused the collision, and investigators will be looking into whether any sort of medical condition may have led to the erratic driving of the GMC Sierra.  Any witnesses who have not yet spoken with police, or anyone who has dashcam footage of the incident, or of a red GMC Sierra travelling eastbound on Lougheed Highway shortly before 11:30 am today is asked to contact Mission RCMP at 604-826-7161 and reference file 2026-1586.

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Original story from 12:18 p.m.: 

MISSION – Mounties in Mission say there’s been a closure of eastbound Lougheed Highway Thursday due to a multi-vehicle crash in Mission.

According to a statement from police, e/b Lougheed Highway is currently closed before the intersection with the Cedar Valley Connector.

All eastbound traffic on Lougheed Highway is being diverted south onto Highway 11, with detour access onto London Avenue or the bypass to Horne Street.

Police say there is also currently no access to turn left from Lougheed Highway to Northbound Cedar Valley Connector.

“We will update once the lanes have been reopened. Thank you for your patience,” Mission RCMP said.

Multiple ambulances have been paged and dispatched for an accident that happened at about 11:34 a.m. Thursday morning.