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By James Peters

Fatal Crash

South Cariboo man killed when pickup collides with fire truck

Jul 13, 2021 | 2:24 PM

70 MILE HOUSE, B.C. — A South Cariboo resident is dead after a collision with a fire truck Monday afternoon (July 12).

In a news release, RCMP say the crash took place at about 4:00 p.m. Monday, on 83 Mile Road near the intersection with Begbie Road in 70 Mile House.

It’s believed a man driving an eastbound pickup truck veered into the path of a westbound fire truck, hitting the fire truck behind the fire truck’s cab.

The driver of the pickup, a 64-year-old man from 70 Mile House, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Both Clinton RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating the incident.

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