A driver was left in critical condition early Monday morning due to a head-on collision with a semi-truckĀ along Highway 3 near Sparwood.
Elk Valley RCMP officials say officers were dispatched alongside other first responders at 3:15 a.m. to a serious collision near the intersection of Highway 3 and Hosmer Forest Service Road, about 8 kilometres west of Sparwood.
Witness reports say a white Nissan 4-door pickup truck travelling southbound collided head-on with an unloaded logging truck heading north.
Police investigators learned that the logging truck attempted to avoid the pickup truck, which had crossed the centre line and was fully in the northbound lane.
RCMP officials say the collision was unavoidable and resulted in serious, life-threatening injuries to the pickup truck driver.
The logging truck driver was uninjured and remained at the scene.
“The BC Ambulance Service transported the lone occupant and driver of the small pick-up to the Elk Valley Hospital, where he was air-lifted to Foothills Hospital near Calgary for further treatment,” said RCMP officials.
“The logging truck driver was left in the care of co-workers and continues to be supported by RCMP Victim Services.”
Police do not suspect alcohol or drugs are not suspected to be a factor at this time.
The highway was closed while RCMP investigated the incident, but it has since reopened to single lane traffic.
Police say further closures are expected throughout the day on Monday while the logging truck is removed from the scene.
Elk Valley RCMP are investigating the crash and anyone with information or dash camera evidence of the crash is asked to contact the detachment at 250-425-6233 and refer to file 2025-1317.
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