The driver and lone occupant of a Corvette was killed in a collision with a semi-truck that also lead to the evacuation of businesses due to a gas leak.
RCMP said the collision happened shortly after 6:30 a.m. on July 11 near Nelson and Blundell roads.
The collision sent the sports car into a gas pipeline meter on the side of the road.
“Speed is considered a factor in this collision,” said Cpl. Adriana Peralta, spokesperson for the Richmond RCMP.
Diana Sorace, spokesperson for Fortis BC, said the vehicle damaged the cage and the gas pipe meter in it, but did not affect the main natural gas line.
“The top priority at Fortis BC is the safety of everyone, so our first job was to turn off the gas that was running to a single commercial building from that meter,” said Sorace, adding that they have been unable to make repairs because of an ongoing investigation.
“The investigation was still active and … a memorial is believed to be there so Fortis BC won’t be doing repairs until next week.”
She told the News that they expect to fix the meter on Tuesday the earliest.
