Driver dead after vehicle crashes into water-filled ditch in Surrey, B.C.

A young man has died after a vehicle crashed into a water-filled ditch Sunday night in Surrey, B.C.

Police are still investigating the cause of the fatal crash after the vehicle rolled over into the ditch near the city’s Morgan Heights neighbourhood.

First responders were called to the crash scene along 168 Street near 40 Avenue at approximately 9:37 p.m.

The Surrey Police Service says firefighters extracted the driver—identified as a man in his 20s—from the vehicle and administered first aid.

Paramedic spokesperson Brian Twaites says one ambulance with primary care paramedics and another ambulance with advanced care paramedics were dispatched to the scene, along with a paramedic response unit and a supervisor.

“Paramedics provided emergency medical care and transported one patient to hospital in critical condition,” Twaites said in a statement Monday.

The victim was later pronounced dead in hospital.

The SPS Collision Investigation Unit was called to the crash site and has assumed conduct of the investigation. “At this early stage, the cause remains under investigation,” police said in a statement Monday.

Investigators are asking anyone who witnessed the crash or who has dash-camera video from the area to contact the Surrey police non-emergency line at 604-599-0502.