One person is dead and three are critically injured after a horrific high-speed multi-vehicle crash at a major intersection.Westminster Highway at Knight Street was sealed off for most of Wednesday afternoon and evening after the 3:30 p.m. smash.One of the drivers, a 44-year-old woman, was pronounced dead at the scene of the carnage, which involved eight vehicles.Two others were airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after emergency crews tried desperately to peel drivers from the twisted wreckage.A fourth driver was taken by ground ambulance to hospital with severe injuries.An Aston Martin convertible was westbound on Westminster Highway and collided with a Mercedes SUV that was standing still in traffic, causing a multi-vehicle chain reaction, said Cpl. Sherrdean Turley, of Richmond RCMP.The convertible was travelling at an extremely high rate of speed.The two female occupants of the convertible are in their mid-40s and were air-lifted to hospital with life threatening injuries. They have since undergone surgery and are in critical but stable condition.
An Aston Martin convertible was westbound on Westminster Highway & collided with a Mercedes SUV that was standing still in traffic, causing a multi vehicle chain reaction, stated Cpl. Sherrdean Turley, Media Relations Officer for Richmond Detachment. The convertible was travelling at an extremely high rate of speed.A 30-year-old female driving another vehicle involved in the collision was transported to hospital by ambulance with serious injuries and is also in critical but stable condition. Richmond RCMP thanked the heroism of several witnesses at the scene for sacrificing their own safety to assist the victims of this horrendous crash.And they called for more witnesses to come forward and contact Const. Hwang, of Richmond RCMPs Road Safety Unit at 604-278-1212..
