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one dead, five injured in multi-vehicle crash in delta

by david carrigg
published jul 16, 2026
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ladner trunk road is closed between 96 street and highway 91 wayne cuddington / postmedia
a collision involving four vehicles on ladner trunk road has resulted in one death and five people taken to hospital.
delta police staff sgt. mike whiteley said the crash was reported in the 9800-block of ladner trunk road just after 3 p.m. on wednesday.
“four vehicles were involved, with multiple occupants,” whiteley said. “five people were transported to hospital with injuries. sadly, despite the life-saving efforts of first responders, one adult male was pronounced deceased at the scene.”
ladner trunk road was closed between 96th street and highway 91 and was expected to remain closed for several hours.
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david carrigg
david carrigg

i am an experienced journalist who has worked in this field for almost 30 years. i was trained in albany, western australia, for the albany advertiser at a time when they were still instructing new reporters how to write in shorthand. many things have changed in our industry since then, but the stories remain. i have written about almost everything over the years and still very much enjoy the job and the privilege it gives me meeting people from every walk of life.

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