Fatal collision on Abbotsford’s South Parallel Road

ON Friday at 2:29 p.m., Abbotsford Police patrol officers came across a serious collision in the 35400-block of South Parallel Road while conducting routine patrols.
Officers located a single vehicle which had left the roadway and collided with a parked commercial trailer. First responders provided lifesaving medical care, but the 48-year-old driver suffered fatal injuries.
Officers are in the early stages of this investigation and are being assisted by the Integrated Collision Analysis Reconstruction Service (ICARS). All roads in the area have since reopened to traffic.
Investigators are seeking witnesses and dashcam footage from those who may have been driving eastbound along Highway 1 from Sumas Way to Whatcom Road between 2:15 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. If you can assist, you are requested to call the Abbotsford Police Department at 604-859-5225.