A 68-year-old British Columbia driver is believed to be fighting for his life after a head-on collision while driving in the wrong direction on a highway early Sunday morning.
“Alcohol and a pre-existing health condition are believed to be factors in the collision,” RCMP Staff Sergeant Diener Gillies said in a statement Sunday. Vancouver Sun.
A 68-year-old woman was allegedly driving in the opposite direction at the intersection between highways 99 and 91 at about 4:15 a.m. Sunday, a stone's throw from Vancouver in the Surrey sector. Spoken media.
The sixty-year-old man, in a Ford sedan, then allegedly crashed into a Mercedes sedan, causing heavy damage to both vehicles.
The at-fault driver was reportedly taken to hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries Vancouver SunThe driver of the other vehicle and his passenger suffered minor injuries but had to be taken to hospital.
RCMP are appealing to the public for dashcam footage that may shed light on the circumstances of the incident.
