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3 in hospital after car travelling wrong way causes multi-vehicle crash in Chilliwack

A semi truck and at least three other vehicles sit damaged after a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in Chilliwack on Sunday, July 28, 2019. Global News

One person has been airlifted to hospital and at least two others were hurt after a multi-vehicle crash on the Trans Canada Highway in Chilliwack early Sunday morning.

The collision was first reported around 3 a.m. just past the Yale Road off-ramp in the westbound lanes of the highway.

RCMP say the crash, which involved at least three vehicles and a semi truck, was likely caused by at least one vehicle going the wrong way on the highway.

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The person airlifted to hospital was suffering serious injuries, RCMP said.

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B.C. Emergency Health Services said two other patients were transported to hospital in unknown condition.

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Traffic was blocked for hours in the westbound lanes as crews cleared the scene.

The highway was finally reopened around 9 a.m.

RCMP could not yet say what might have caused the crash or whether impairment was a factor.

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