{"id":5166,"date":"2026-03-17T11:17:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/news\/7578674\/bc-man-killed-in-logging-truck-pickup-crash-on-highway-97-near-prince-george\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T14:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:16:11","slug":"bc-man-killed-in-logging-truck-pickup-crash-on-highway-97-near-prince-george","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/5166\/bc-man-killed-in-logging-truck-pickup-crash-on-highway-97-near-prince-george\/","title":{"rendered":"B.C. man killed in logging truck, pickup crash on Highway 97 near Prince George"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PRINCE GEORGE \u2014 British Columbia&#8217;s Highway Patrol is urging drivers in the northern Interior to use extra caution amid wintry conditions after two deadly crashes within 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Officers were called to a crash on Monday afternoon between a logging truck and a pickup on Highway 97 north of Prince George.<\/p>\n<p>The 67-year-old man driving the pickup died, while a 29-year-old man from Alberta driving the logging truck had minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Police say it happened on the same day as another fatal crash south of Prince George also on Highway 97, where a semi-truck had jackknifed and collided with a pickup.<\/p>\n<p>A 69-year-old woman who was the passenger in the pickup was killed. <\/p>\n<p>Investigators say the road surface was slushy and wet at the time and motorists should exercise more caution and drive well below the speed limit given recent weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation in both cases is ongoing, and police say nothing has been ruled out as a cause of the crash involving the logging truck while the second crash may have happened due to speed and weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 17, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRINCE GEORGE \u2014 British Columbia&#8217;s Highway Patrol is urging drivers in the northern Interior to use extra caution amid wintry conditions after two deadly crashes within 24 hours. 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