Police watchdog investigating deadly crash in B.C.’s Fraser Valley

Investigators from B.C.'s Independent Investigations Office are seen in this file photo from the IIO.

A fatal single-vehicle crash in B.C.’s Fraser Valley is being investigated by a provincial police watchdog, for reasons that have not been shared with the public.

The Independent Investigations Office said the white Ford pickup crashed in Chilliwack, near Yale and Banford roads, around 10:15 p.m. on Boxing Day.

“The RCMP reported no police involvement with the pickup truck prior to the collision and the IIO was not notified at the time,” the IIO said in a news release Friday.

The watchdog has since opened up an investigation as a result of “information received from the public” on Dec. 29, according to the release, which did not provide any further details.

The IIO asked anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward.

The watchdog is tasked with investigating any officer-involved incidents that result in death or “serious harm,” as defined under B.C.’s Police Act, regardless of whether there is an allegation of wrongdoing against law enforcement.