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Two Teenagers Dead In Northern B.C. Car, Truck Collide On Highway 97

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 04 Apr, 2015 11:46 AM
    MACKENZIE, B.C. — Two teenagers have died following a Friday morning collision on a highway in northern British Columbia.
     
    RCMP in Mackenzie say a small car collided with a pickup truck on Highway 97 at Bear Creek Bridge about 200 kilometres north of Prince George.
     
    Police say two 18-year-old men believed to be from the Mackenzie area were pronounced dead at the scene.
     
    The occupants of the pickup truck were taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
     
    The highway was closed briefly in both directions but re-opened later in the day.
     
    A collision reconstruction expert is on scene to determine the cause of the crash.

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