Video shows loose tire flying down Burnaby’s Highway 1 as cars swerve

Video posted online shows a frightening incident for drivers along Highway 1 in Burnaby on Sunday.

Just after 2:30 p.m., Burnaby RCMP said they were called after drivers reported a tire came off a pickup truck travelling eastbound and struck several vehicles travelling westbound near the Highway 1 Kensington exit.

The windshield and roof of one of those vehicles, a minivan, were partially caved in and one man inside was seriously hurt, police said.

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The interior dash of the van was also damaged from the force of the wheel’s impact.

The driver was taken to the hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.

The tire was found about 100 yards east of the collision site, police said, and the driver of the truck is cooperating with the investigation.

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