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Tragedy at Mill Bay ferry terminal SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN
Police officers stand watch as a towing company hauls the white SUV of a 90-year-old man out of the water beside the Mill Bay ferry terminal on Friday afternoon. The man drove off of the ferry ramp Friday morning, dying in the crash. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]
Eighty-nine-year-old John William Barton, of Saanich, has been identified by the BC Coroners Service as the victim after a deadly crash at the Mill Bay ferry terminal on Friday morning. Barton was pronounced dead at the scene after driving his SUV through the secure terminal and into 20 metres of water, according to regional coroner Matt Brown. “Indications are that he likely drowned, pending further investigation,” Brown said, not wanting to completely rule out other causes until the investigation is complete. Bar ton’s family has been notified. The incident occurred during the morning commute and resulted in the closure of the BC Ferries Brentwood-Mill Bay route for the remainder of the day. “At approximately 8:10 a.m....a vehicle drove through a secured barrier gate at the top of the trestle at a high rate of speed at the Mill Bay terminal,” said a BC Ferries press release. “After breaking through the closed gate, the vehicle travelled down the trestle and launched itself off the ramp into the water.” Witnesses described the vehicle flipping over, landing on its roof, and then sinking at the foot of the terminal. BC Ferries said the MV Klitsa was not involved in the incident. It had left the dock, bound for Brentwood Bay, five minutes earlier. See DELIBERATE, Page 9
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