Two-vehicle collision in Charlie Lake results in individual being transported to hospital

One person was transported to hospital following a two-vehicle collision near Jackfish Road and Highway 97 on Monday.

By Jordan Prentice ● Charlie Lake, Featured, Fort St. John, News, Peace Region ● September 18, 2023 ● 1 minute of reading

Four members of the fire department responded to the incident with one apparatus. (Energeticcity.ca)

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — One person was transported to hospital following a two-vehicle collision near Jackfish Road and Highway 97 on Monday.

The Fort St. John Fire Department responded to the crash involving an SUV and a truck hauling water at around 7:45 a.m.

“One patient was extricated from the vehicle and transported [to the hospital] in an ambulance,” said Deputy Fire Chief Matt Troiano.

“We were on scene for about an hour and clear at around 8:45 a.m.”

Troiano added that four members of the fire department responded to the incident with one apparatus.

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