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Fatal crash closes highway 16 near Smithers

Lindsay Newman
By Lindsay Newman

One person has died after a collision on Highway 16 near Smithers.

Police received the call around 3:15 p.m. of a collision between a cyclist and a pick-up truck on Babine Lake Road.

Police said in a statement, one person was found deceased on the scene.

According to a statement, the highway was closed while an examination was conducted.

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The crash is still under investigation and causal factors have not been determined.

Anyone who witnessed the crash is being asked to contact Smithers RCMP at 250-847- 3233.

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Lindsay Newman
Lindsay Newman
News Reporter Lindsay joined the MyBulkleyLakesNow news team in 2019. She was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario where she then moved to Toronto to complete Journalism school at Humber College where she graduated in 2017. Lindsay started her news journey at 680 News- Toronto's largest talk radio station. Lindsay then moved on to 680 News, where she was an audio editor. She has always loved the idea of living in British Columbia since she was a teenager and was excited to make the to move out to Smithers, BC to branch out her journalism skills. In Lindsay's spare time she is usually relaxing with her two cats and in the warmer months going on hikes with her friends and partner.

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