A driver was trapped after a multi-vehicle crash knocked over power poles and brought live wires down onto the scene Saturday afternoon.
The crash happened in the area of 204 Street and 62 Avenue around 3:45 p.m.
At least two power poles were snapped, knocking out power to roughly 1,000 customers in the area.
That included a popular Langley shopping centre on 203 Street that includes a Walmart, Costco and other large stores, all of which lost power.
By 6 p.m., BC Hydro crews had restored three-quarters of those outages. No estimated time was given for when power would be fully restored.
There are no reports of injuries at the crash site.
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Sgt. Barry Beales with Langley RCMP told Global News the crash happened when the driver of a car tried to illegally pass a pick-up truck making a left turn. The vehicles clipped each other, and the car knocked out the power poles.
One driver was trapped inside their vehicle due to live wires, BC Hydro confirmed, which had to be removed before the driver could be retrieved.
Those wires were removed shortly after 6 p.m., allowing the driver to walk away from the crash.
Beales said a semi-truck was caught up in the aftermath due to the downed wires, but wasn’t directly involved in the crash.
Two men from the car were arrested at the scene in relation to the incident, but were later released from custody and the investigation is ongoing.
BC Emergency Health Services told Global News it sent two ambulances to the scene after 3:52 p.m., but that there were no patients transported to hospital.
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