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Vehicle rolls over, catches fire on Highway 99 in Richmond

Firefighters were spotted putting out the blaze on the Highway 99 offramp to Steveston Highway at around 6 p.m. Friday
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Firefighters were spotted putting out the blaze on the Highway 99 offramp to Steveston Highway at around 6 p.m. Friday. Terry Crowe photo

Richmond Fire-Rescue raced to the scene of a horrible accident on Highway 99 near the Massey Tunnel at the end of Friday’s rush hour.

According to eyewitness and Richmond News reader Terry Crowe, a vehicle rolled over on the Highway 99 north-east offramp to the Steveston interchange at around 6 p.m.

The vehicle then caught fire and firefighters arrived a few minutes later to put the blaze out.

It’s not clear what caused the accident or if anyone was injured.

The Richmond News has reached out to Richmond RCMP for more information.