Vancouver Rundown Wednesday August 7, 2024

Summary

Breaking news: Vancouver Rundown has learned at least two people including a child are dead, several others are badly hurt, after a multi-vehicle crash on Highway One in Chilliwack. It happened at around 2:30 Tuesday afternoon, just east of the Vedder River Bridge prompting an immediate response by more than half-a-dozen ambulance crews and the Chilliwack Fire Department. Highway One was closed eastbound at Yale Road for much of the afternoon. Traffic heading west was all-but-stopped with heavy congestion.

Other news…

The Fraser Canyon’s been inundated with logs and debris, a day after the Chilcotin River breached its slide dam upstream. A surge of water has caused the river levels in the Fraser, north of Hope, to rise by up to two metres. People are still being told to stay off the Fraser’s banks and avoid using small boats or jet skis for now.