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Surrey's 10 worst crash locations revealed

Surrey RCMP are shining a light on the city's worst and deadliest intersections following a string of serious and deadly vehicle collisions.

Data collected over 3 years shows the city's worst and deadliest locations

Police say a 19-year-old man caused a multi-vehicle crash at 96th Avenue and 128th Street in Surrey on Sunday, April 17, 2016. (Shane MacKichan)

Surrey RCMPareshining a light on the city's worst intersections following a string of serious or deadly traffic incidents last month.

Police say every week in May there wasa serious or deadly crash. Last year in Surrey, 19 people were killed as a result of a vehicle collision. Another 20 people were seriously injured.

The total number of pedestrians struck by a vehicle in 2018 reached 290. RCMP say drivers' high risk behaviour such as distracted or impaireddrivingand speeding contributed in large part to these collisions.

Traffic analysts have gathered data over the last threeyears to identify the worst and most deadly crash spots to date.

The following map shows Surrey's10 worstintersections with the number of crashes at each.

  1. 128thStreet and96 Avenue: 24.
  2. 96thAvenue andKing George Boulevard:18.
  3. 104thAvenue andKing George Boulevard:18.
  4. 64th Avenue andKing George Boulevard: 17.
  5. 176th Street and Fraser Highway:16.
  6. 128th Street and72nd Avenue:16.
  7. 72nd Avenue andKing George Boulevard: 15.
  8. 68th Avenue andKing George Boulevard: 14.
  9. 128th Street and80th Avenue:14.
  10. 88th Avenue andKing George Boulevard: 13.

For more information on road safety, visit the Protect Yourself section of theSurrey RCMP website.