Update: Canada Post driver swerved to avoid an unleashed dog on Yale Road, wound up in a ditch

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**Update at 10:50 a.m. Thursday: Canada Post has confirmed that one of its drivers swerved to avoid hitting an unleashed dog that ran onto the street, and wound up in a ditch on Yale Road in Chilliwack. Both the Canada Post driver and the mail are safe; the mail was brought back to the depot and will be delivered today, according to Canada Post spokesperson Lisa Liu.

Original story below:

CHILLIWACK — A Canada Post service vehicle driven by a letter carrier wound up in a ditch on the south side of Yale Road Wednesday afternoon near Little Mountain in Chilliwack, after the driver swerved to avoid an unleashed dog that apparently veered onto the thoroughfare.

According to a picture sent to Fraser Valley Today by a well-known Chilliwack resident who wished to remain anonymous, the front of the Canada Post vehicle wound up facing north as its back two tires and rear plummeted into the ditch on the south side of Yale Road. There appears to be several feet of water in the ditch.

The location of the apparent crash was across from Little Mountain just past Kim’s Grocery & Gas, a convenience store and gas station. The postal vehicle was partially submerged in a ditch in front of a “Hire Back Our Heroes” political sign.

Canada Post has confirmed that one of its drivers swerved to avoid hitting an unleashed dog and wound up in a ditch. Both the Canada Post driver and the mail are safe; the mail was brought back to the depot and will be delivered today, according to Canada Post spokesperson Lisa Liu.

Assistant Fire Chief Krista Minar of the Chilliwack Fire Department says Chilliwack firefighters were not dispatched for any motor vehicle incident involving a postal vehicle Wednesday.

While letter carriers drive Canada Post vehicles, rural suburban mail carriers tend to use their own vehicles.