Police say speed is likely to blame for the death of an 18-year-old Surrey woman following a single-vehicle crash in Richmond last Wednesday night.
According to Richmond RCMP Sgt. Cam Kowalski, a vehicle carrying four occupants between the ages of 18 to 21 was travelling eastbound on River Road when it collided with two power poles in the 22000-block River Road around 9 p.m.
When police arrived on scene, Richmond Fire-Rescue was in the ditch next to the vehicle, attempting to extract a female passenger, Kowalski said.
The driver and the two other passengers suffered minor injuries.
The power poles were damaged and the lines were hanging low and posed a hazard.
