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Highway 1 crashes may have been caused by Burnaby bank robbery suspect, say police

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Traffic was snarled on Highway 1 between North Road and Brunette Avenue on Tuesday afternoon after several crashes that may have been caused by a bank robbery suspect, according to police.

A bank on the 6700-block of Hastings Street in Burnaby was robbed shortly before noon on Tuesday.

No one was injured in the robbery, according to according to Burnaby RCMP Cpl. Mike Kalanj.

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After fleeing the area, the suspect bank robbery suspect was allegedly involved in several crashes on Highway 1.

Burnaby RCMP is handling the robbery investigation while the BC Highway Patrol are dealing with the collisions.

Coquitlam RCMP assisting in a minor capacity.

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