4 wildfire fighters killed in MVI on the way home from Vanderhoof
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ASHCROFT — Four firefighters travelling home after battling BC’s wildfires have died in a two-vehicle collision near Cache Creek.
RCMP say the crash occurred at around 2 a.m. 1 kilometre west of Juniper Beach Provincial Park, on Highway 1, near Wallachin.
“Upon crews arriving, one of the vehicles involved being a semi-tractor trailer had caught on fire. The driver of the semi-truck was able to escape before the vehicle was engulfed,” says Cpl. James Grandy.
“All four occupants of the second vehicle, a Ford F-350 pick-up truck, succumbed to their injuries and were pronounced deceased at the scene. Initial investigation determined the pick-up truck failed to navigate a bend in the road to the right, crossing the centre line and colliding with the semi-truck head on.”
