Two people had to be rescued after the vehicle they were in went off the road and into a ditch following a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of McGuire Road and Banford Road Thursday afternoon.

The call came in to the Chilliwack Fire Department around 1 p.m. on July 22. Crews arrived on scene to find one vehicle in the ditch right-side up.

Two people were trapped and at least one person was injured. Crews used a rope rescue at the scene.

The fire department’s rescue truck was called to the scene. BC Emergency Health Services and RCMP were also there.

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Chilliwack Progress