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By James Peters, CFJC Today

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Vanderhoof man dead in Canada Day crash near Ashcroft

Jul 3, 2020 | 1:26 PM

ASHCROFT, B.C. — RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service have confirmed one person died in a crash near Ashcroft Wednesday (July 1).

According to B.C. Emergency Health Services (EHS), first responders were called to a crash on Highway 97C near Barnes Lake Road at 3:47 p.m. Wednesday.

RCMP say the unloaded rear trailers of a westbound semi from Idaho slid sideways across the lanes, hitting an eastbound pickup hauling a holiday trailer.

A 51-year-old man from Vanderhoof was pronounced dead at the scene. His wife, who was in the passenger seat, was taken to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops with non-life-threatening injuries. She has since been released.

The truck driver from Idaho was not injured.

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Investigators believe speed relative to road conditions may have been a contributing factor. It was raining at the time.

The highway was blocked off for seven hours as investigators looked into the scene and cleanup took place.