Agency investigates after police-involved death at or near Vancouver-area bridge
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating a fatality on or near the Pattullo Bridge, east of Vancouver.
The Independent Investigations Office says several police agencies responded to a person in distress at about 3 a.m.
The civilian agency says police have reported that the person did not survive.
The bridge that connects New Westminster and Surrey was closed until about 9 a.m., causing gridlock on other routes into Vancouver during the morning rush.
New Westminster Police issued a news release a short time later, confirming the IIO was contacted and had taken over the investigation.
The IIO investigates police matters involving serious injury or death.
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