Aug 12, 2025 4:33 PM - Connect Newsroom
Two vehicle collision claims life of one driver
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Fort St John RCMP, BC Ambulance Service and Charlie Lake and Fort St John Fire Services all attended the scene.
On August 11, 2025 at 1:42pm, the Fort St John RCMP received a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 97 North at the 269 Rd, just north of Fort St John. It was reported that an SUV had collided with a tanker truck.
Fort St John RCMP, BC Ambulance Service and Charlie Lake and Fort St John Fire Services all attended the scene.
Fort St John RCMP frontline police officers determined that a southbound SUV failed to stop for a red light and collided with the tanker truck while the tanker truck was turning left onto Highway 97 from 269 Rd.
The driver of the SUV was declared deceased on scene.
Family of the deceased was notified.
The highway was closed while the RCMP Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Services conducted their examination.
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