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Category: Motor Vehicle Incident

Traffic Collision Fatality- Holmes Street At East Columbia Street-Update

The family of the deceased has granted permission for the release of his name; Mark Holmes, Twenty-Six years of age, a resident of Coquitlam, British Columbia. The New Westminster Police Service has received information that there were people who rendered assistance to those involved in the fatal collision that occurred on April 19, 2011 at […]

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Fatal Collision – Holmes Street At East Columbia Street – Update

The intersection of Holmes Street at East Columbia Street was open to traffic just before midnight last night. The investigation into the collision is being conducted by the New Westminster Police Collision Analyst, Major Crime Investigators are interviewing witnesses and, Commercial Vehicle Inspectors are assisting with the examination of the vehicles involved. All potential causative […]

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Request For Witnesses In Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident

To update the earlier news release regarding the fatal collision at Holmes Street and East Columbia Street, the intersection and approaches remain closed to traffic until such time that collision analysts have completed their investigation. The New Westminster Police is appealing to any witnesses who may have been in the area of Holmes Street and […]

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Vehicle Collision – East Columbia Street At Holmes Street

The intersection of Holmes Street at East Columbia Street remains closed as Collision Analysts conduct their on-scene investigation. Reports indicate that two vehicles were involved, one of which is a large commercial vehicle. One fatality has been confirmed. No further updates are available at this time. It is anticipated that the intersection will remain closed […]

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Young Child Very Lucky Following Pedestrian Accident

A three year old New Westminster boy was very lucky yesterday afternoon when struck by a vehicle travelling at a slow speed in the 200 block of 10th street. The child was dragged for approximately 10-12 feet. The child was transported to Royal Columbian Hospital and held overnight for observation but was well enough to […]

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Break-In Suspects Cause Serious Accident

Shortly after 1200 hours today a New Westminster Police officer on routine patrol observed that a security gate had been rammed through at an abandoned mill on Duncan Street in Queensborough. The officer then saw a male and a female suspect loading items from the mill into the back of a large cube van which […]

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Motor Vehicle Collision

On Wednesday, October 13th at 1245 Hours, New Westminster police were responding to a call for assistance in the Seven-Hundred Block of Princess Street and were responding Code 3 with lights and siren. As patrol officers travelled North on Sixth Street they stopped before entering the Royal Avenue intersection. With lights and siren engaged, motorists […]

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Updated Information On Pedestrian Fatality

The New Westminster Police Service invites all media outlets to attend the New Westminster Police station, located at 555 Columbia Street, on Friday July 9th at 10:00 o’clock in the morning for an important media release. On June 20th, 1996, three year old Megan Gunderson was fatally injured when she was struck by a vehicle […]

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Update On Pedestrian Motor Vehicle Collision

The New Westminster Police are now confirming that the 11 year old child injured earlier today in a pedestrian Motor Vehicle Collision has now succumbed to his injuries. This is an active and ongoing investigation and the name of the victim is not being released at this time. Furthermore, all subjects directly involved in the […]

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Pedestrian Motor Vehicle Incident

At approximately 0820 hours June 7, 2010 a vehicle collided with a pedestrian at or near the intersection of McBride Boulevard and Sixth Avenue. B.C. Ambulance Service attended and transported the pedestrian to Royal Columbian Hospital. The pedestrian’s medical status is not known at this time. The McBride Boulevard Northbound curb lane in the Six […]

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