Crash kills truck driver near Ashcroft
ASHCROFT, B.C. — UPDATE- RCMP have released more details regarding a fatal two vehicle crash just outside Ashcroft this afternoon.
In a news release, police say they attended just after 12:00 Noon after receiving a report of the crash at the intersection of the Trans Canada Highway and Cornwall Road near Ashcroft.
Two commercial transport vehicles had collided. Road conditions were good, but there was apparently heavy fog in the area which limited visibility.
One semi was turning left onto the Trans Canada, and had nearly cleared the intersection when the rear of the trailer was hit by a northbound semi travelling on the highway.