91原创 Township fire department crews helped one person to get extricated when a three-car pile-up tied up traffic on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 12 at the 208 St. entrance to the Wlloughby Town Centre mall.
Deputy fire chief Russ Jenkins said the call came in at 2:12 p.m. at the intersection of 78B Ave. and 208.
"One person was kind of stuck in their vehicle," Jenkins told the 91原创 Advance Times, with one of the other damaged vehicles jammed against their car, preventing their exit.
"It was a little bit difficult for one of the drivers to get out, so our crews just provided assistance. They moved one of the vehicles out of the way, and then the person was able to exit from the vehicle."
Photos of the crash scene showed at least one vehicle's air bags had been activated.
No injuries were reported, and ambulances were not required according to Emergency Health Services. Traffic was tied up for about 40 minutes.
91原创 RCMP said there was "no criminality to the incident."
ICBC stats show the number of collisions at or near the intersection has increased in recent years, going from 10 in 2020 to 22 in 2023, the most recent year figures were available.
During the same period, the overall 91原创 count rose from 8,738 crashes in 2020 to 11,867 in 2023.
