One man is dead following a single-vehicle crash in North Vancouver early Monday morning.
A witness came upon the wreck just east of Lynn Valley Road around 4 a.m. and called 911.
The driver of a white Lexus was dead at the scene, according to police.
The 43-year-old Burnaby man veered off the highway while headed down the Cut, knocked two lamp standards off their footings and crashed through a sign, according to Const. Melissa Wutke, Port Mann Freeway Patrol spokeswoman.
The RCMP’s Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service closed down one lane of the highway for several hours Monday, resulting in heavy congestion on Highway 1 and all feeder routes near the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing.
As of Monday afternoon, investigators hadn’t yet ruled out speed or alcohol as factors, Wutke added. Because it was a single-vehicle collision and the only occupant is now deceased, it is not being treated as a criminal investigation although officers will still look to pin down the exact cause, Wutke said. That may take weeks while investigators wait on results.
“If anybody did see the vehicle driving and has anything to say about the driving evidence before the crash, obviously we would like to hear from those people,” she said.
It’s the second fatal crash on the Cut this year. Earlier this month, the driver of a Mustang headed west up the Cut crossed over the concrete barrier and crashed into an oncoming van, killing the driver.
That collision is still under investigation.
