A Jeep driver suffered a medical issue and crashed into a lamp standard outside Langley Events Centre on 80 Avenue early Sunday morning.

A Jeep driver suffered a medical issue and crashed into a lamp standard outside Langley Events Centre on 80 Avenue early Sunday morning.

Crash near Events Centre on Sunday

Police believe 68-year-old driver suffered a medical issue.

Residents living near the Langley Events Centre were jolted out of bed from the sounds of a single vehicle crash at 6 a.m. on Sunday.

Langley RCMP confirm a Jeep YJ being driven along 80 Avenue crossed into the sidewalk, into a median and landed on a light standard at the LEC parking lot.

Police said the 68-year-old driver had a seizure, causing him to lose control of the vehicle. He was taken to hospital to be treated for minor injuries.

Langley Times