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By James Peters

Highway Fatality

Truck driver killed by rockslide near Lillooet

Mar 4, 2022 | 1:29 PM

LILLOOET, B.C. — RCMP in Lillooet say a commercial truck driver died Monday (Feb. 28) after his truck was hit by a rockslide.

The incident happened on Highway 40 near the Yalakom River crossing.

Emergency responders were called to the scene at 2:30 p.m. on Monday. There they found the male driver of a commercial vehicle dead, apparently due to a rockslide that hit the truck’s cab.

The highway was closed while the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure completed a safety assessment.

“Lillooet RCMP send their condolences to the family and friends of the driver. This was an extremely tragic incident,” said Cst. Andrew Hodges of Lillooet RCMP.

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