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Critters invade Town Centre Mall! PHOTOS BY ADRIAN MACNAIR
Mike’s Critters paid a visit to the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall last week to introduce youngsters to a variety of creatures as part of the mall’s Spring Break drop-in activities. See more photos on Page 11 and at www.delta-optimist.com.
Wrong way driver causes crash Vancouver man in critical condition after driving southbound on northbound Highway 99 IAN JACQUES
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Officers from B.C. RCMP Traffic Services continue to investigate a serious threevehicle accident caused when a driver went the wrong way on Highway 99 Sunday afternoon. Just before 4:30 p.m., RCMP Deas Island Traffic Services received numerous 911 calls in relation to a vehicle going southbound in a northbound lane just south of the George Massey Tunnel. “I can easily see why people believe that vehicle came the wrong way through the tunnel, but what happened was he
came through the right way, but when he got to the other side he crashed through the barriers in the counterflow lane and came into oncoming traffic the other way,” said Const. Mike Halskov. “At first glance it made it appear he came the wrong way through the tunnel, but that is not what happened.” Witnesses reported an older model Volkswagen Golf collided head-on with a northbound Toyota Rav 4 just south of the Highway 17 overpass. A third vehicle, a Honda Pilot, was also involved in the collision. The Volkswagen driver, a 26-year-old male from Vancouver, suffered life-threat-
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RCMP are asking for the public to come forward with information as they continue to investigate a serious three-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon. ening injuries. A passenger in the Toyota Rav 4, a 19-year-old female, suffered serious injuries,
while the driver, a 48-year-old from Surrey, suffered unknown injuries. All were transported to
area hospitals. The driver and passenger of the Honda Pilot suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene. Halskov said the driver from Vancouver remains in critical condition. “Investigators have received good cooperation from witnesses and following our release Monday asking for more witnesses to come forward, several more have provided us with information, so we thank the public for that,” he said. “It is not definitive yet what led to this.” The northbound lanes of Highway 99 were closed for hours to allow officers to investigate the scene.
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