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Four People Dead in Two Separate Crashes on B.C. Roads
RCMP say the Mercedes SUV driver was hospitalized as investigators seek witnesses and dash-cam footage from the early-stage probe.
- On Thursday, Oct. 1, a two-vehicle crash west of Chase on Highway 1 claimed the lives of a Kamloops mother and her 11-year-old son traveling in a Honda Civic.
- The collision involved a Mercedes SUV in the 5300 block of Highway 1; while the Honda occupants died at the scene, the Mercedes driver suffered serious injuries and was transported to hospital.
- Assisting Chase RCMP with the investigation, The RCMP Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service attended the scene as RCMP Cpl. Brett Urano stated investigators are working to determine exactly what occurred.
- Separately, New Hazelton RCMP reported a head-on collision later Thursday on Highway 16 involving a semi-trailer and pickup truck, killing two men and bringing the provincial death toll to four.
- Police are seeking witnesses or dash camera footage from areas around both crashes between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Thursday; individuals with information are urged to contact Chase RCMP or New Hazelton RCMP.
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