Person taken to hospital after Highway 97 incident

The BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) responded to a vehicle incident in the 7700 block of Highway 97 north in Fort St. John on December 4th.

By Caitlin Coombes

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December 4, 2025

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The BC Emergency Health Services were called to Highway 97 on December 4th. (Canva)

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A motor vehicle accident on Highway 97 in Fort St. John resulted in one person going to hospital today.

The BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) received a call at approximately 12 p.m. on December 4th about a vehicle incident in the 7700 block of the Alaska Highway north in Fort St. John.

“An ambulance with primary care paramedics responded to the scene, paramedics provided emergency medical treatment to one patient who was transported to hospital,” BCEHS paramedic public information officer Brian Twaites told Energeticcity.ca.

No closures or interruptions were reported by DriveBC.

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Caitlin Coombes

A newcomer to the Peace region, Caitlin flew from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, to be the Civic Reporter at Energeticcity.

Wanting to make a career of writing, Caitlin graduated from Carleton University’s School of Journalism and moved to P.E.I. to begin writing for a local newspaper in Charlottetown.

Caitlin has been an avid outdoorswoman for most of her life, skiing, horseback riding and scuba diving around the world.

In her downtime, Caitlin enjoys reading, playing video games, gardening, and cuddling up with her cat by the window to birdwatch.