A 54-year-old man from the Cariboo-Chilcotin area was killed Wednesday evening in a head-on collision between the pickup truck he was driving and a transport truck on Highway 97 near McLeod Lake.
RCMP, who were called to the scene at 6 p.m., said the pickup truck was heading south when it crossed the centre line and collided with the oncoming vehicle. The transport truck's driver received minor injuries.
"Road and weather conditions were reported to be good, and the collision occurred on a straight stretch in a 100 km/h zone," RCMP added.
The victim's name was not provided.
The stretch is now fully reopened.
