Collision in Langley leaves one dead and closes some lanes of Highway 1 overnight

LANGLEY — One person is dead and another has been airlifted to hospital following a crash on Highway 1 in British Columbia.

Sgt. Joe Leeson with Langley RCMP says officers were called around 9:40 p.m. Friday night after a tow truck hit the rear of a tractor-trailer unit in the eastbound lanes of Highway 1.

Leeson says the tow-truck driver died at the scene.

The passenger was flown by air ambulance to hospital.