A car collision with a lamp post on the corner of West 16th Avenue and Wesbrook Mall is diverting traffic heading towards campus.
West 16th Avenue is closed to westbound traffic heading towards UBC campus at Wesbrook Mall. Vehicle traffic heading down Wesbrook Mall towards West 16th is running as normal.
At around 1 p.m., Translink issued a rider alert for buses #33 and #25 heading up West 16th towards campus. All buses leaving campus are running their normal routes.
The car accident involved a black BMW which appears to have collided with a lamp post on the side of West 16th Avenue, and the cause of the accident is still being determined.
According to a report by News1130, one person died from the accident.
The RCMP could not be reached to confirm this or provide comment by press time.
This is an evolving story and will be updated as soon as information becomes available.
#RiderAlert 25 UBC detour. Regular route to 16 Ave and Blanca St, then Blanca St, University Boulevard, Wesbrook, resume regular route due to motor vehicle accident. ^RR
— TransLink BC (@TransLink) September 11, 2019
#RiderAlert 33 UBC detour: Regular route to 16 Ave and Blanca St, then Blanca St, University Boulevard, Wesbrook, resume regular route due to motor vehicle accident. ^tm
— TransLink BC (@TransLink) September 11, 2019
One person has died following single car crash at UBC's Point Grey campus.Mounties investigating cause say it didn't involve a pedestrian. Two ambulances were dispatched to 16th Avenue near Wesbrook Mall during the noon hour and no one's been transported to hospital. @NEWS1130
— Marcella Bernardo (@Bernardo1130) September 11, 2019
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