Burnaby RCMP are investigating a fatal crash amid heavy rain and wind.
Shortly after 1 a.m. Friday, a truck crashed on the Lougheed Highway just east of Lake City Way.
The road was closed in both directions but has since re-opened.
Three people were trapped inside the wreckage, and were eventually pulled out by firefighters.
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The driver died at the scene. The two other victims were sent to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
RCMP said weather conditions may have played a role in the accident. Alcohol is also a possible factor, RCMP said.
The crash was one of three fatal incidents on Metro Vancouver roads overnight. In Surrey, a man in his 50s was killed after being struck by two vehicles on Highway 10 near 152 Street.
An investigation is underway in Delta after a person was killed in a collision on Highway 17 near the Deltaport.
There was a also a serious crash in Surrey at Highway 17 and Old Yale Road on Friday morning.
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