RCMP releases details about crash victims of Alaska Highway tragedy
Two men, aged 21 and 74, died in the collision north of Pink Mountain on the Alaska Highway on December 8th.

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Ages and details of the victims of the two-vehicle head-on collision earlier this week have been released by the Fort St. John RCMP detachment.
According to a new release by the detachment, police were called to the scene of an incident between two tractor-trailer units north of Pink Mountain at 1:39 p.m. on Monday, December 8th.
It says two men, aged 21 and 74, died in the collision. A third man was airlifted to Fort St. John, and later to Vancouver General Hospital, with serious injuries.
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All from Alberta, the three men’s names are “being withheld at this time,” the RCMP said.
Officers pointed to “poor road conditions, blowing snow and reduced visibility” in the statement as factors in the crash, but continue to investigate alongside the BC Coroners Service.
Fort St. John RCMP Corporal Andrew McElwain said in the statement: “Road conditions on the Alaska Highway between Fort St. John and Fort Nelson are very poor.
“Any unnecessary travel is not advised.”
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The incident closed part of the Alaska Highway at kilometre 238 on Monday night and into Tuesday morning.
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