Fatal crash claims one life in the Pine Pass…

PRINCE GEORGE, BC: One person has died following a serious crash in the Pine Pass Sunday evening…

North District RCMP say just before 7 pm, officers from Chetwynd were called to the scene near Azouzetta Lake in the Pine Pass.

Upon arrival to the scene, officers learned the driver of a pickup truck crossed the center line, side-swiped a commercial truck and then slammed into a vehicle following the commercial truck. The driver of the vehicle behind the commercial truck died on scene.

Highway 97 was closed for several hours and reopened just before 5 am Monday.

The Coroners Service continues to investigate the accident.