One person has died in a four-vehicle collision with one fatality on Highway 16 at Beaumont Provincial Park near Fraser Lake, RCMP said Monday.
The collision involved two commercial vehicles and two passenger vehicles, said Staff Sgt. Pat McTiernan, unit commander of the RCMP's Prince George regional traffic services.
Police and ambulance personnel were called to the scene, about six kilometres west of Fraser Lake at 9:41 a.m. and the stretch has remained closed to traffic. The estimated time of reopening is 6:30 p.m., according to the DriveBC website. An update will be posted at 5:30 p.m.
"The collision occurred when the driver of a westbound sports utility vehicle (SUV) lost control of the vehicle in a gentle curve and slight grade," McTiernan said in a statement.
"The SUV crossed the centre line, into the path of an eastbound passenger car with one occupant.
"After colliding with the passenger car, the SUV and was then struck by an commercial truck/ trailer unit, which was following the passenger car.
"The eastbound commercial truck and trailer was then struck from behind by an eastbound commercial crane unit.
"The driver of the passenger car has succumbed to the injuries he sustained."
The SUV's two occupants were transported to hospital with serious injuries.
Each of the commercial vehicles held only their drivers and both were uninjured.
"Weather and road conditions are not believed to be a factor in the collision, although the investigators are looking into the possibility that conditions may have been different in the vicinity of the collision scene," McTiernan said.
