Photo: Handout, Williams Lake RCMP
Source: Williams Lake Tribune
BRITISH COLUMBIA - A 44-year-old man is dead following a single vehicle collision on the Farwell Canyon Road early Monday morning.
At 5:45 a.m. Williams Lake RCMP and the B.C. Coroner's Service were notified of the the collision at 15 kilometres on the Farwell Canyon Road. the driver was driving south on compact snow and ice when he entered a curve. His vehicle crossed into the oncoming lane and went into the ditch.
The driver was trapped inside and pronounced dead at the scene by BC Ambulance responders from Alexis Creek. Cariboo Search and Rescue were called and the Jaws of Life used to remove the driver.
The name is not being released pending notification of kin, RCMP say.
"The RCMP reminds drivers to slow down and drive at a speed appropriate to the conditions of the road. The posted speed limit is for bare roads in good condition and does not reflect a safe speed when conditions are poor."
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2 comments:
With the Central Cariboo Search And Rescue Auto-extrication crew, i arrived as the first emergency service on scene. We would like to thank the "loggers" or bystanders i guess you would say, that assisted us. A large note of commendation goes to the pioneer logging employee who offered his first aid training to try and assist the occupant with life saving measures. it takes a very strong person to face a situation like that, especially on your own. Courage like this, even when a fatality may seem like a defeat, does NOT go unnoticed. God bless. Also, the truck driver who called the incident in and also who assisted us with no less than perfect directions to the incident via radio on the logging road. He also assisted us with verbally "closing" the road to further traffic over the radio and making other traffic aware of our location as we approached certain sketchy road areas en route to the scene. He also offered us food to help deal with the fact that we had, by that time, been in our 5th hour of responding without a break. Thank You! Our efforts to save this man's life were unsuccessful, due to the severity of the situation. Our prayers go out to the friends, family and community who will dearly miss this man. Rest in peace and God Bless.
Thank you for acknowledging these unsung heroes.
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