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Video: RCMP cruiser hauled from ditch after accident

Mountie en route to emergency call had to swerve to miss vehicle on Steveston Highway
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A Richmond RCMP police cruiser is hauled out of a ditch on Steveston Highway

A Richmond Mountie en route to an emergency call early Thursday morning ended up in a ditch after narrowly avoided crashing at the intersection of Steveston Highway and Southdale Road.

Around 6:25 a.m., the officer was entering the intersection at the same time as another vehicle.

He swerved to miss the car, but, in doing so, slid on the wet roadway and into a ditch.  The officer was taken to hospital with minor injuries. No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

Video by Don Pitcairn