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Two people dead after head-on collision on Alaska Highway

The collision near Pink Mountain on December 8th, which shut down a portion of the Alaska Highway overnight, resulted in two people passing away and another being taken to hospital.

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A head-on collision on Highway 97 near Pink Mountain on December 8th has left two dead. (Energeticcity.ca)

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Two people died following a vehicle crash which shut down part of the Alaska Highway at kilometre 238.

The incident was reported at 12:39 p.m. on Monday, December 8th, north of Pink Mountain.

It shut down parts of the highway while emergency crews attended to the incident.

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Madonna Saunderson, media relations officer for the North District RCMP, confirmed to Energeticcity.ca it was a head-on collision involving two semi-trailer vehicles.

Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene, while a third victim – the passenger in one of the vehicles – was taken to hospital with injuries.

Saunderson said she was “unaware” of other factors, including road conditions and weather at the time of the accident. 

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On Tuesday, Energeticcity.ca was told by BC Emergency Health Services that one person had been airlifted to hospital from the crash site.

Energeticcity.ca has reached out to BC Highway Patrol for further comment on this story but did not immediately hear back.

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Ed Hitchins

A guy who found his calling later in life, Edward Hitchins is a professional storyteller with a colourful and extensive history.

Beginning his journey into journalism in 2012 at Seneca College, Edward also graduated from Humber College with an Advanced Diploma in Print and Broadcast Journalism in 2018.  After time off from his career and venturing into other vocations, he started his career proper in 2022 in Campbell River, B.C.

Edward was attracted to the position of Indigenous Voices reporter with Energeticcity as a challenge.  Having not been around First Nations for the majority of his life, he hopes to learn about their culture through meaningful conversations while properly telling their stories. 

In a way, he hopes this position will allow both himself and Energeticcity to grow as a collective unit as his career moves forward and evolves into the next step.

He looks forward to growing both as a reporter and as a human being while being posted in Fort St. John.

This reporting position has been funded by the Government of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative.

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