Driver survives after vehicle crashes, falls into grounds of Burnaby apartment building

A man escaped with minimal injuries after getting into a serious single-vehicle crash at a Burnaby apartment building Friday night.

The vehicle went off the road in the 4900-block of East Hastings Street around 5:45 p.m., according to BC Emergency Health Services (EHS).

After slamming into a power pole, the vehicle crashed through a fence around an apartment building and fell several metres to the ground below.

The driver was sent to hospital in stable condition, EHS confirms. No one else was injured.

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Power was cut to the building but has since been restored.

Specialized crews were brought in to remove the heavily-damaged truck from the property.

The cause of the crash has not been determined.

Global News has reached out to Burnaby RCMP for comment.

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