Four wildfire fighters are dead after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 1 near Walhachin, B.C., about 50 kilometres west of Kamloops, police say.
All four were B.C. Wildfire Service sub-contractors who were travelling home from fighting fires on Tuesday. The Ford F-350 pickup truck they were travelling in collided head-on with a semi-trailer around 2 a.m. PT, RCMP said in a release.
The four firefighters were pronounced dead at the scene. The semi caught fire but the driver managed to escape, police said. An initial investigation determined the pickup failed to navigate a bend in the road to the right and crossed the centre line, hitting the semi, the release said. "This year has been particularly challenging for the B.C. Wildfire Service, with several of its members facing injuries or losing their lives. Our thoughts are with the friends and family of those who help keep our province safe," said Cpl. James Grandy, spokesperson for the B.C. RCMP Southeast District.
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