Dramatic crash in Cloverdale as pickup truck wraps around tree
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Traffic was blocked for hours on Monday after a dramatic crash on 64th Avenue in Cloverdale.
Surrey police said the driver of a Ford pickup lost control and slammed into a tree near the Cloverdale Athletic Park. A passenger was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
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The cause of the crash is still under investigation but impairment has not been ruled out, police said.
No one has been arrested in connection with the crash.
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