Highway 97 Reopens Following Double Fatal Collision

WILLIAMS LAKE – Two people are dead, one a 9-year-old child after a double fatal collision 20 kilometres north of Williams Lake. 

Highway 97 was closed overnight as police investigated the crash.  RCMP at the scene say a southbound pickup truck with a lone driver crossed the centre line and collided with a northbound Toyota with five occupants,  and then sideswiped another vehicle in the oncoming lane. 

The driver of the Toyota and a 9-year-old sitting in the back died as a result.  The other occupants,  an adult and two children were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries,  along with the driver of the pickup truck.  

At this early stage in the investigation, impairment does not appear to be a factor in this collision. Police are asking anyone with information about this crash is asked to call Cariboo Chilcotin Traffic Services in Williams Lake at 250-392-6211.