A tree fell on the Marine Way in South Vancouver on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 12, 2022, killing one person. PNG
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The driver of a dark Honda sedan with Alberta license plates died after a horrific accident on the Marine Way in South Vancouver on Tuesday afternoon. A Vancouver Fire and Rescue spokesman said firefighters were called to the scene at Marine Way and River District Crossing shortly after 5 p.m. Four units responded, including a heavy rescue truck and a medical truck, and found one vehicle – the Honda – completely crushed by a tree and another (a white Dodge SUV) also damaged.
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Sorry, but this video failed to load. Vancouver Police Department spokesman Const. Tania Visintin said one person was trapped inside the vehicle and died. Vancouver city traffic camera footage shows the tree falling in all three lanes of the westbound flow on the north side of the road. It landed right in the middle of the Honda roof, completely smashing the vehicle. The white SUV rested with the tree in front of its hood. A tree fell on the Marine Way in South Vancouver on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 12, 2022, killing one person in a vehicle. PNG Local photographer Shane MacKichan arrived shortly after the incident. “A tree came down and hit the vehicle that had the fatal one and then the white SUV hit it. “The tree was pushed about 30 feet along the road,” MacKichan said. The Marine Way between Kerr Street and Boundary Road is closed while police conduct an investigation. Anyone with video from the camera in the area between 5pm and 6pm is kindly requested to call the VPD Collision Investigation Unit at 604-717-3012. [email protected] More news, fewer ads, faster upload time: Get unlimited, ad-lite access to The Vancouver Sun, The Province, the National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites for just $ 14 / month or $ 140 / year. Register now through The Vancouver Sun or The Province.
