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Ont. man charged with impaired driving on electric skateboard
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Langley RCMP say the driver of a stolen semi-truck has been arrested after a kilometres-long police chase that ended with the vehicle being driven into the Fraser River. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson Mounties are investigating after one person was struck and killed by a train Tuesday evening in Langley, B.C. Police, paramedics and firefighters responded to the scene near Crush Crescent and Glover Road at approximately 10:15 p.m., according to a statement from the Langley RCMP. ADVERTISEMENT 'Despite immediate life-saving efforts, the individual succumbed to their injuries at the scene,' said Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, in the statement Wednesday. Investigators are asking anyone who witnessed the fatal pedestrian collision to contact the Langley RCMP at 604-532-3200.
