25 vehicles and counting: Major incident blocks highway in Richmond

Jan 12 2024, 2:43 am

The snowy weather Thursday afternoon caused commuter chaos all over the Lower Mainland, and in Richmond, a massive pileup on Highway 91 snarled traffic along the major route.

DriveBC posted on X that Richmond RCMP is on the scene of a multi-vehicle incident involving 25 or more vehicles eastbound through the S-curve near Nelson Road.

The crash was blocking all lanes as of 6 pm, and the provincial traffic agency advised drivers to expect major delays.

The Massey Tunnel’s counterflow lane was also shut down for a while due to slippery conditions, adding to the mess faced by drivers in Richmond.

Of course, those were only a couple of the issues causing havoc on the roads.

Spun-out buses, pileup crashes in Kitsilano, and stalled cars on highways all made regular drives multiply in length Thursday evening. On top of it all, DriveBC says increased traffic is causing content to load more slowly than usual.

Stay safe out there, Metro Vancouver.

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