1 person in critical condition after crash in New Westminster, B.C.

Driver critically injured in New Westminster crash A truck driver has been seriously hurt in a crash in New Westminster.

One person was taken to hospital in critical condition Monday after a crash involving a flatbed truck in New Westminster, B.C.

Police and paramedics were called to the collision on Stewardson Way near 12th Street just before 11 a.m.

Two ambulances were dispatched to the scene, including one with advanced care paramedics, according to B.C. Emergency Health Services.

"Paramedics provided emergency medical treatment to one patient who was transported to hospital in critical condition," B.C. EHS spokesperson Brian Twaites said in an emailed statement.

The flatbed truck appeared to be carrying large steel beams which had slid forward, crushing the back of the truck cab.

The New Westminster Police Department urged drivers to avoid the area as road closures would remain in effect until the truck was unloaded and cleared from the area.