Two teens killed in head-on crash in northern B.C.


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Mounties in northern British Columbia are asking for any information about a head-on crash that killed two teenagers and seriously injured another man. The RCMP logo is seen outside the force’s ‘E’ division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023.

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Mounties in northern British Columbia are asking for any information about a head-on crash that killed two teenagers and seriously injured another man.

A statement from RCMP in Chetwynd, northeast of Prince George, says officers responded to the crash along Highway 97 just after midnight on Sunday.


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Police say a black 2001 Dodge 2500 pickup truck and a grey 2011 Ford F350 crashed along the route at the top of the Wabi Hill area.

They say the 19-year-old male driver of the Dodge as well as a passenger, a 15-year-old boy, were killed in the crash.

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The Ford driver, a 21-year-old man, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Mounties said factors that may have contributed to the crash aren’t yet known.

Police are asking anyone with information about the crash, including dash-camera footage from the area, to contact the Chetwynd detachment.

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