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July 19, 2023, Burnaby, BC- Emergency crews are responding to a crash in Burnaby, B.C., that left one person dead and halted traffic on Hastings Street Wednesday morning.

Authorities said the two-vehicle collision happened at Hastings and Willingdon Avenue shortly before 5 a.m., but few other details have been confirmed.

Burnaby RCMP issued a brief statement that did not include any details on the deceased, the vehicles involved in the crash, or the potential cause, but said more information would be provided later in the day.

Images from the scene show what appears to be a silver pickup truck with a crumpled front end resting on its side in the roadway.

Also visible in the road is a second vehicle that appears to be a light-blue sports car. While this one is upright, it is heavily damaged on one side and appears to have had its roof removed.
A white evidence tent can also be seen set up in the road.

The collision forced crews to shut down a stretch of Hastings Street during the morning rush hour, and Cpl Laura Hirst told CTV News there was no estimate as to when the busy route would reopen.

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Mounties are asking witnesses or anyone with dash cam video to come forward after a fatal crash in Burnaby earlier this week.

Burnaby RCMP said a woman was killed and two other people were injured when a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck and a Toyota Supra collided near Hastings Street and Willingdon Avenue just before 5 a.m. on Wednesday. The collision forced crews to shut down a stretch of Hastings Street during the busy morning rush hour.

"Burnaby RCMP is specifically looking for video of a pickup truck, possibly travelling at a high rate of speed between Abbott Street in Vancouver and Willingdon Avenue in Burnaby between 4:45 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Wednesday," Mounties said in a news release Friday, adding that Burnaby RCMP's Criminal Collision Investigation Team is investigating the crash.

Mounties said the Independent Investigations Office of BC has also been called in to investigate the collision.

In its own news release Thursday, the IIO said the Chevrolet Silverado initially collided with a taxi near the intersection of Hastings and Abbott streets before colliding with the Toyota Supra.

Despite receiving medical assistance, the female passenger in the Toyota Supra was pronounced dead. The drivers of both vehicles were taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

"The IIO was notified of the incident shortly after it occurred, as it was reported that a VPD officer observed the truck travelling at a high rate of speed between the two collisions," the IIO's release reads. "Initial investigative steps will seek to confirm what actions, if any, the officer took and whether they played any role in the second collision."

[Trucked up]

Coming through the intersection with a head of steam he was.