RCMP investigating fatal highway crash in Richmond, B.C.

RICHMOND — The BC Highway Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle crash on a highway in Richmond, B.C., that killed one person.

RCMP officers responded to the scene Friday afternoon, where a Dodge Ram flat deck went off-road on Highway #99 northbound, just after the Steveston onramp.

Police say a 52-year-old Pitt Meadows man is dead as a result of the crash.

The incident prompted a shutdown of the highway section, causing major delays for several hours.