A 44-year-old Merritt man was pronounced dead at the scene Wednesday morning after his loaded logging truck went off a road north of Fort St. James.
Fort St. James RCMP and emergency services personnel were called to the site on 100 Forest Service Road shortly after 6 a.m.
"On scene, police discovered that a loaded logging truck had gone off the road and down a 15-foot embankment," RCMP said. "The crash caused the logs to shift into the cab, trapping the driver."
The victim's name was not provided.
An investigation into the crash remains ongoing. Anyone with information on this matter is asked to call the Fort St James RCMP at 250 996-8269 or Crime Stoppers at 1 877 222-8477
