UPDATE: The driver of the pickup truck has now been upgraded to stable condition. Speed and alcohol still being investigated as possible factors in the crash.
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A young man was airlifted to hospital with life threatening injuries after his pickup truck slammed into a hydro pole, snapping it in two, in Langley last night.
Police were called to the scene of the accident at 16th Avenue and 256th Street at about 9:30 p.m. last night. According to witnesses, the pickup truck was travelling at a high rate of speed before veering off the road, striking a hydro pole and a driveway’s culvert support bags. The truck then continued across the driveway and struck a large spruce tree, which due to the force was uprooted.
The driver, a 24-year-old Langley man, was not wearing a seat belt and police say he was airlifted to the Royal Columbian Hospital. He is currently in critical condition.
Both alcohol and speed are being investigated as possible factors in the crash.
The incident knocked out power to approximately 500 homes in the area until 6:30 a.m. this morning.
Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the accident to call Langley RCMP.
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