Township firefighters had a busy 24 hours responding to a total of 25 calls, including a crash on the Trans Canada Highway in Langley Wednesday night that sent a 57-year-old Vancouver man to hospital with serious injuries.
Firefighters and Langley RCMP officers received a call about a crash on Highway 1 just before the 232nd Street off ramp around 9:30 p.m., according to Cpl. Holly Largy, media spokesperson with Langley RCMP.
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First responders arrived to find a white Ford Transit van had rear-ended a semi truck with a trailer.
“The driver of the Transit was extracted from the vehicle by Langley Township fire,” said Largy.
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He sustained “significant injuries,” but is stabilized, Largy noted.
Fraser Valley Traffic Services are now investigating the incident.
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