Quesnel RCMP had a busy 24 hours responding to motor vehicle incidents around the city.
There were three vehicle crashes between June 19 and June 20.
A two-vehicle collision occurred at the junction of Maple Heights and Maple Drive on June 19.
An SUV and a pickup truck collided. The pickup went into the ditch, and the SUV went in a nearby resident’s yard.
The driver of the SUV was taken to the hospital with undetermined injuries.
Police have yet to release the cause of the collision as the investigation is ongoing.
Around midnight on June 20, a vehicle in West Quesnel struck a power pole in the 600 block of North Fraser Drive.
Quesnel RCMP say the driver was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. Police believe speed and alcohol were factors in the collision.
According to BC Hydro, the incident knocked for over 600 homes during the night. BC Hydro’s Outage Map reports that power is still out for approximately 31 residents. BC Hydro reports crews on–site restored power to the area in the afternoon of June 20.
Then, just a couple of hours later, at around 2:00 a.m. Police responded to a single-vehicle incident on Highway 97 near Ross Road, where a vehicle had rolled over and came to a rest on the train tracks.
Police say the driver was uninjured, and the vehicle was able to be safely removed from the tracks.
Alcohol is not believed to have been a factor in this incident.
*** Updated power being restored in the area ***
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