
Driver dead after head-on collision on Highway 1 in Fraser Canyon
Police are appealing for witnesses and information as they investigate a fatal head-on crash on Highway 1 in the Fraser Canyon.
The B.C. Highway Patrol was called to the scene just north of Boston Bar around 4 p.m. Sunday, where a red Ford Explorer had crashed into a red Nissan Qashqai, according to a news release. A third vehicle, a black Nissan Pathfinder, was also damaged.
'A 62-year-old Lytton man, who was the driver and lone occupant of the red Ford Explorer, did not survive. A total of five people were involved in the collision, and everyone except the deceased driver appeared to have no injuries or minor injuries,' BCHP spokesperson Cpl. Michael McLaughlin wrote.
Anyone who saw the vehicles involved in the lead-up to the crash and anyone with dash-cam video from the area at the time is urged to call 604-702-4039 and quote file number 2025-28918.
Authorities also issued a plea to drivers to exercise caution on the roads, particularly on undivided highways.
'Keep your full attention on the road, stay sober, and keep your speed down. We want to avoid more of these tragedies,' McLaughlin wrote.
According to media releases issued by police, at least six other people died in crashes this past weekend, including a three-year-old girl in Surrey and a 78-year-old woman in Vancouver.
Fatalities were also reported by police in in North Vancouver, New Westminster, Penticton and Armstrong, where a hit-and-run claimed the lives of two people.
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