High Speed A Factor In Highway 16 Crash Near Valemount: Police

The Canadian Press, 27 Jun, 2015 02:02 PM

VALEMOUNT, B.C. — Two people have been killed in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 16 near Valemount.

Police were called early Friday to a report of a serious vehicle rollover on the highway east of Tete Jaune Junction, about 40 kilometres west of the Alberta boundary.

Officers say when they arrived at the crash site they found a 28-year-old man and 29-year-old woman both dead.

The highway was closed for seven hours while police investigated the scene.

Police say excessive speed is believed to be a major factor, although the cause of the crash is still under investigation.

Both victims are from British Columbia.

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