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Driver rescued after crash sends vehicle into Nicomekl River in South Surrey

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A crash involving two vehicles in the 36-hundred block of 152nd Street, Surrey, ended with one of them careering off of the road and into the river with the driver needing to be rescued. Travis Prasad has more. – May 7, 2023

A two-vehicle collision sent an SUV into the Nicomekl River, prompting a rescue of the driver.

Surrey RCMP said the crash took place around 1:30 p.m. Sunday on 152 Street in South Surrey.

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A man was sent to hospital after the crash, police said. Global News

According to police, a black SUV was travelling southbound on 152 Street when the driver appeared to suffer a medical event.

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The SUV then struck another southbound vehicle and ended up in the river.

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“An on-duty RCMP member, along with a bystander and the female passenger of the submerged vehicle, extracted the male (driver) from the vehicle and began providing emergency first aid,” said Staff Sgt. Tyner Gillies.

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“As of 3 p.m., the male driver was conscious and breathing, and en route to a local hospital, with B.C. Emergency Health Services, for further medical treatment.”

The area will be closed for several hours for a police investigation.

Anyone with information, including dash camera footage, is asked to contact Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502.

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