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 Accident on Knight St and Westminster Highway had rush- hour traffic snarled for hours. (MartinvandenH / Twitter)
The multi-vehicle crash on Knight Street and Westminster Highway claimed the life of a 44-year-old Richmond woman.
“An Aston Martin convertible was westbound on Westminster Highway & collided with a Mercedes SUV that was standing still in traffic, causing a multi vehicle chain reaction,” stated Cpl. Sherrdean Turley, Media Relations Officer for Richmond Detachment. “The convertible was traveling at an extremely high rate of speed.”
The occupants in the convertible were two females in their mid forties and were air lifted to the hospital with life threatening injuries. They have undergone surgery and are in critical but stable condition.
A 30-year-old female was the driver of another vehicle involved in the accident, she was transported to the hospital by ambulance with serious injuries and is in critical but stable condition.
The eight vehicle collusion shut down the intersection for several hours.
Westminster Hwy backed up southbound until 41 St – East and Westbound traffic backed up as well as on Knight St. (Neetu Garcha / BCIT News)
Richmond RCMP would like to thank several witnesses who sacrificed their own safety in order to assisted the victims of the crash.
The RCMP are urging any other witnesses to come forward and contact the RCMP’s Road Safety Unit at 604 – 278 -1212.
May 9, 2013 by Tina Lovgreen
Convertible sparks deadly eight-vehicle crash: police
Emergency responders attend the scene of a fatal eight-vehicle collision in Richmond, B.C. May 8, 2013. (CTV)
CTV British Columbia
Published Thursday, May 9, 2013 6:30PM PDT
Last Updated Thursday, May 9, 2013 6:48PM PDT
A speeding convertible was the first in a chain reaction in a deadly multi-vehicle crash in Richmond on Wednesday, police say.
The crash was sparked when an Aston Martin convertible travelling along Westminster Highway collided with a Mercedes SUV that was standing still in traffic, said Cpl. Sherrdean Turley.
Eight vehicles were involved in the accident, which happened at the intersection of Knight Street and Westminster Highway at around 3:30 p.m.
Photos Cpl. Sherrdean Turley, Richmond RCMP (File Photo)
A 44-year-old Richmond woman whose name has not yet been released was killed.
“The convertible was travelling at an extremely high rate of speed,” said Turley.
The two female occupants of the convertible, both in their 40’s, were airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The 30-year-old female driver of another vehicle was taken to hospital by ambulance with serious injuries.
According to police, all three are now in critical but stable condition.
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