IIO is Investigating a Fatal Motor Vehicle Incident in Surrey (2025-296)
Case: 2025-296 Incident Date: December 25, 2025 Agency: Municipal Location: Surrey Detachment: Surrey Police Service Incident Classification: Death Case Status: Open - Investigation in ProgressINFORMATION BULLETIN
Independent Investigations Office
For Immediate Release
Surrey, B.C. — The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is investigating a fatal motor vehicle incident that occurred December 25, 2025 in Surrey.
Information provided by the Surrey Police Service (SPS) states that at about 6:00 a.m. on December 25, 2025, officers with the SPS leaving a gas station in the 10800 block of 132 Street were involved in a collision with a woman.
Emergency Health Services attended and took the woman to a hospital, but she was subsequently pronounced deceased.
The IIO was notified shortly after the death occurred and has begun an investigation.
There are two factors that the IIO considers at the beginning of each investigation:
- If there has been an injury that meets the threshold of serious harm, as defined by the Police Act, or a death; and
- If there is a connection between the serious harm/death and officer action or inaction.
If both conditions are met, the investigation will continue to examine all available evidence to determine what occurred. At the conclusion of the investigation, the chief civilian director will consider whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that an offence may have occurred.
The IIO asks that any witnesses who has information regarding this matter to please contact the IIO at our Witness Line toll-free at 1-855-446-8477 or via the contact form on the iiobc.ca website.
Background
The IIO is the independent civilian oversight agency of officers and detention guards in British Columbia. It investigates all incidents involving officers or detention guards that result in serious harm or death, whether or not there is any allegation of wrongdoing.