A pickup truck driver has been arrested for suspected impaired driving after a three-vehicle crash killed a man Monday in northern British Columbia.
The victim, a 27-year-old man from Grande Prairie, Alta., was driving a black Dodge Caravan when he was struck head-on by a green Ford F350 pickup driven by a 25-year-old man from Swift Current, Sask.
The force of the collision sent both vehicles into the side of a logging truck, the B.C. Highway Patrol said in a news release Tuesday.
Police were called to the scene on Highway 97 north of Wonowon at around noon. The pickup driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries while the logging truck driver was unhurt, police said.
“This collision was severe,” Cpl. Michael McLaughlin said in a statement. “The driver of the F350 has been arrested for impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing death.”
Investigators are now appealing for witnesses and video from the area, taken before and after the crash, as they piece together how the incident unfolded.
Anyone who witnessed the events leading up to the collision, or who has dash-camera or other video, is asked to call BC Highway Patrol in Fort St. John at 250-787-8140.