Image: File photo / Mounties in Mission say a 69-year-old female passenger was pronounced deceased after a single-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 15) in Durieu, a community northeast of Mission.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Fatal collision

Single-vehicle crash northeast of Mission claims life of elderly woman Wednesday

Jan 16, 2025 | 1:05 PM

MISSION — Mounties in Mission say a 69-year-old female passenger was pronounced deceased after a single-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 15) in Durieu, a community northeast of Mission.

According to a statement from police, Mission RCMP were called to a single-vehicle crash on Sylvester Road near Cascade Ridge Drive Wednesday at about 4:30 p.m. Officers arrived and learned that a grey Mitsubishi Outlander had veered off the roadway and collided with a utility pole.

Police say first responders worked to extricate the female passenger, who was unconscious and had sustained serious injuries. Despite their best efforts, the 69-year-old woman died at the scene. The male driver of the vehicle sustained only minor injuries and was transported to hospital but has since been released.

Image: Google Maps / The general area (red pin) of Wednesday’s fatal single-vehicle crash.

Personnel from the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service (ICARS) attended the scene and have been working together with Mission RCMP’s Traffic Services Unit to investigate the cause of the crash. Police say there have been no arrests or charges at this time.

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Anyone who saw a grey Mitsubishi Outlander driving in the area prior to the crash is asked to call Mission RCMP at 604-826-7161 and reference file 25-575.