ROLLOVER ACCIDENT IN SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA. THE PICKUP TRUCK WAS CARRYING FUEL TANKS THAT SPILLED THEIR CONTENT.
February 5, 2015
RCMP (the royal Canadian mounted police) are investigating the cause of an accident that left a 53-year-old man trapped under a pickup truck in Surrey yesterday afternoon.
According to witnesses, a truck rolled over and down an embankment landing on the train tracks near the 12500-block of 106A Ave. at about 4:15 p.m. yesterday.
When police arrived at the scene of the accident, they found a 53-year-old Surrey man trapped under the truck and two other passengers had fled the scene. Emergency crews freed the man and was taken to hospital in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries.
The driver of the truck, a 43-year-old Surrey man sustained multiple injuries but was in stable condition. Police will be questioning the driver to determine the cause of the rollover.
The truck had been carrying two large tanks of diesel fuel; which were ejected and spilled in the accident. Both the truck and fuel tanks have been recovered by crews.
Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the accident to contact the Surrey RCMP.