A visitor from Las Vegas was killed last weekend when snowy weather caused a head-on crash on Zero Ave.

by Erin McKay and Leanna Jantzi

Winter road conditions were to blame for an accident that claimed the life of a 62-year-old man on Zero Ave.

The crash occurred Saturday evening, when a pick-up truck and a Buick crashed head-on.

"At the time of the collision, weather conditions were deteriorating due to falling snow," said Cpl. Dave Peat of the Langley RCMP's traffic section.

The crash happened in the 20500 block of Zero Ave., around 6:40 p.m., Jan. 15.

A 1997 Ford F150 pick-up was heading west, and Peat said it appears the truck crossed over into the path on the oncoming Buick, which was heading east.

Victor Kivisel, a passenger in the Buick, was taken to Langley Memorial Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

The female driver of the car was also taken to hospital, but her injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.

The couple in the Buick were residents of Las Vegas, visiting the Lower Mainland.

Cpl. Dale Carr of the Langley RCMP said speed tables recently installed along Zero Ave. had nothing to do with the crash.

He said it didn't happen at an intersection, and the RCMP have "absolutely ruled out speed humps" as a factor in the collision.

"In this particular crash, it looks like driver error in conjunction with the weather conditions" were to blame, Carr said.

Nevertheless, Township Councillor Bob Long said Monday morning that he planned to bring to the Council table his concerns about raised intersections and poor weather conditions.