Glare from the sun is being blamed by drivers of vehicles involved in collisions on the North Shore on Saturday, Jan. 11, within an hour of each other.
One involved two cars on the Halston Connector at 9:23 a.m., when an eastbound Cadillac collided with a Honda Civic travelling south at the intersection of Salish Road and the connector.
The driver of the Cadillac, her passenger and the driver of the Honda were taken to Royal Inland Hospital for treatment.
At about 10 a.m. that day, another two-car collision took place at the intersection of Fortune Drive and Nelson Avenue when a southbound Ford Fusion hit a westbound Honda Civic.
The Honda’s driver was taken to RIH for treatment.
• The RCMP rural detachment issued two traffic tickets during a two-hour targeted-enforcement check on Saturday, Jan. 11, on the Halston Connector. From 11 p.m. to 1 a.m., officers stopped more than 50 cars, issuing one prohibition notice and one 90-day suspension for drinking and driving.
Police remind drivers the posted limit on that roadway is 70 km/h.
