UPDATE: 10:45 p.m. — Lougheed Highway has reopened between Como Lake and Pitt River Rd.
A fatal, multi-vehicle collision in Coquitlam closed down part of Lougheed Highway on Tuesday afternoon.
Witnesses told Global News that it looked like a work truck on the Riverview Lands lost its brakes and rolled on to the highway and plowed into a number of vehicles at around 4:30 p.m.
The BC Coroners Service says two people died in the incident – a man in his 30s and a woman in her 60s. The man was the operator of the truck and the woman was a passenger in one of the vehicles.
Emergency Health Services said they transported six patients to hospital in total.
Coquitlam RCMP say Lougheed Hwy closed eastbound and westbound between Como Lake and Pitt River Rd. until further notice.
“Our collision investigative team will be on scene working on the investigative side so I foresee that it will be a little while through rush hour, so if people could take alternate routes that would be appreciated,” said Cst. Jennifer Goodings with Coquitlam RCMP.
~With files from Jeremy Lye with CKNW