ON Wednesday at 12:10 p.m., the Abbotsford Police’s Gang Crime Unit officers attempted a traffic stop of a black SUV westbound along Highway 1 at Bradner Road. Officers reported the vehicle failed to stop.

At 12:20 p.m., officers relocated the suspect vehicle parked on the shoulder of the highway at the Mt. Lehman exit.  A male believed to be the driver had exited the car.  Upon seeing the police, the male re-entered the suspect vehicle and fled for a second time from police.

Shortly thereafter, the suspect vehicle collided with a civilian vehicle along Highway 1 east of Mt. Lehman Road.  Both the civilian and the suspect were injured and transported to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.  The suspect driver remains in police custody.

The BC Highway Patrol is currently on scene investigating the collision with the assistance of the Integrated Collision Analysis Reconstruction Service (ICARS).

“As a result of the collision, the Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIOBC) has asserted jurisdiction,” police said.

Anyone in the area at the time of this incident who may have dashcam video or information is asked to contact the Abbotsford Police Department at 604-859-5225.