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Police watchdog investigating serious rollover crash in Surrey

The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) is looking into whether police actions are linked to a crash in Surrey that caused serious injuries to the driver.

Driver sent to hospital with serious injuries after RCMP attempted to pull vehicle over

Multiple emergency crews were called to the scene of a serious crash in Surrey on Jan. 7, 2020. (Shane MacKichan)

The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) is looking into whether police actions or inactionsare linked to a crash in Surrey that caused serious injuries to the driver.

RCMP say a traffic officer spotted a vehicle committing a number of infractions along 104 Avenue in Surrey Tuesday night.

The officer turned on hislights and tried to pull the driver over, but the vehicle didn't stop.

Police said it instead went through an intersection, lost control and flipped multiple times near 160 Street.

The driver was the only one inside the vehicle and was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

RCMPsay they won't be releasing further details on the case while the IIO is investigating.

The RCMP Criminal Collision Investigation Team is also looking into what happened.

A car flipped multiple times before ending up in the ditch along 104 Avenue in Surrey, B.C., on Jan. 7, 2020. (Shane MacKichan)