Collision involving police vehicle closes Highway 16

PRINCE GEORGE — Prince George RCMP was on the scene of a two-vehicle collision involving a police car and a transport vehicle, which closed Highway 16 at Tabor Lake Road East earlier today (Oct.14).

The collision occurred in the early morning hours and police say the two individuals who were under arrest and being transported by the police officer have been taken to the hospital by B.C. Emergency Health Services with what are believed to be non-serious injuries. Neither the police officer nor the driver of the transport truck suffered significant injury.

“Investigators are being assisted by the RCMP Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service (CARS).  The highway, which has been shut down since the incident occurred, should be reopening around 10:00 a.m.,” states Corporal Jennifer Cooper, BCRCMP spokesperson for Northern B.C.

This file remains under investigation. Further details may be released as they become available. The highway has since reopened.