Highway 99 was closed in both directions in Surrey Thursday evening as police investigated a multi-vehicle crash that sent five people to hospital.
Surrey police said the stretch northbound from King George Boulevard and southbound from the Highway 91 interchange remained closed as of 9:20 p.m. PT.
Surrey Police Service Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton said in an email that Highway 99 southbound would likely remain closed into the night while police investigated the collision.
As of 10:15 p.m. PT, DriveBC’s website showed Highway 99 closed in both directions from Railway Road to Exit 16 in Surrey.
B.C. Emergency Health Services spokesperson Bowen Osoko said in an email that paramedics were called to the crash just after 5:30 p.m., where they treated seven patients.
According to Osoko, they took two patients to hospital with critical injuries, and three in stable condition.
Meanwhile, police said five people were injured, and at least one of them was airlifted to hospital with “potentially critical injuries.”
Police are asking anyone with information, including dash camera footage taken on Highway 99 near Highway 91 at the time of the crash, to contact the Surrey Police Service.