The officer was parked on the side of Highway 1 waiting for a tow truck when the crash happened

LANGLEY (NEWS 1130) – An RCMP member is in the hospital after a crash on Highway 1. It happened near Langley this morning and shut down the route westbound.

Sgt. Annie Linteau says the member was parked on the side of the highway waiting for a tow truck to get there when a vehicle slammed into the back of her marked cruiser just before 8am. She’s suffered serious injuries.

“It appears that the three occupants of the vehicle that rear-ended the police vehicle that rear-ended the police vehicle have also been transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries,” Linteau adds.

There is still no word on the person who was injured in the original rollover. Police also aren’t saying anything about what led to the rear-ender.

Drivers are supposed to slow to 70 km/hr when passing emergency vehicles if the speed limit is 80 km/hr or higher.

Highway 1 between 232 St and Glover Rd is expected to be closed until mid-afternoon as various investigators work the crash scene.