Thick fog is being blamed for a pair of deadly accidents in the Alberni Valley yesterday.
The first happened just before noon when A pickup truck travelling eastbound on Burde St collided with a car turning left off of Carrier Rd. The resulting collision sent both vehicles into a nearby ditch, with the car landing on its roof. Sadly, the driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the truck was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The second crash happened just after 4:30 yesterday afternoon when A dump truck traveling along Highway 4 collided head on with two other vehicles. The driver of one of those vehicles has died at the scene. The drivers of the other two vehicles appear to have received only minor injuries.
Both incidents are being investigated by the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service and the Coroner, and RCMP Victim Services are assisting the families involved.
