Driver dead after crash into ‘water-filled ditch’ in Delta, B.C.

Police and firefighters are seen at the scene of a fatal crash in Delta, B.C., on Friday, June 12, 2026. (CTV News)

One person is dead after a serious single-vehicle collision in Delta Friday morning.

The incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. in the 5200 block of 88 Street, the Delta Police Department said in a statement.

Images from the scene show a pickup truck in a ditch off the side of the rural road. Police said the call came in as a report of a vehicle in a “water-filled ditch.”

“Unfortunately, the sole occupant of the vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene,” the DPD statement reads. “The cause of the collision is currently under investigation.”

The department did not share the deceased’s name, nor any other identifying information about them, such as age or gender.

DPD investigators were expected to be on scene for “several hours,” police said, adding that anyone with information about the crash or dash-cam video from the area should call them at 604-946-4411.

Police specifically asked for video recorded near Burns Drive and 88 Street between 4 a.m. and 5:30 a.m., and said information can be shared anonymously via Crime Stoppers.