Image: Submitted, used with permission / A multi-vehicle crash on the Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge Saturday night (Sept. 28) sent three people to hospital and closed the bridge for a little over an hour, forcing motorists to reroute on Highway 7 through Hope or Mission. 

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Vehicle crash

Multi-vehicle crash on Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge Saturday night sends 3 to hospital

Sep 30, 2024 | 1:33 PM

AGASSIZ — A multi-vehicle crash on the Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge Saturday night (Sept. 28) sent three people to hospital and closed the bridge for a little over an hour, forcing motorists to reroute on Highway 7 through Hope or Mission until a little after midnight.

According to a statement obtained Sunday afternoon over the phone from Provincial Health Services Authority spokesperson Tanya Colledge, B.C. Emergency Health Services paramedics received a call about a vehicle incident at 11:01 p.m. Saturday night. Five paramedic units were dispatched, Colledge said.

Per scanner traffic Saturday night, Agassiz Fire and Popkum Fire units were also dispatched.

Image: Submitted, used with permission / First responders were dispatched to the Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge Saturday night for a multi-vehicle crash. The vehicle incident sent three people to hospital.

A witness told Fraser Valley Today the crash happened roughly 10 feet in front of them as he and his wife were coming back from a wedding in Harrison Saturday night. The witness, who lives in Chilliwack, said a white midsize pickup truck would have struck his vehicle but it hit the side of the Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge first. He pointed out that the truck reportedly hit three other vehicles.

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Three people were transported to hospital, Colledge said. Their condition is not known.

Image: Submitted, used with permission / Firefighters stand on the Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge in the aftermath of the multi-vehicle crash. Debris can be seen on the road. 

The bridge eventually reopened sometime after midnight.