A 31-year-old Alberta man has died after his car crashed into a semi truck on Highway 1 in British Columbia’s Yoho National Park.
The man was driving westbound when he veered into oncoming traffic and crashed head-on into the semi, which swerved into the eastbound ditch in an attempt to avoid the collision, according to a police release.
The crash happened Saturday around 1:00 p.m., about 17 km west of Field, British Columbia, which is about 26 km west of Lake Lewis and near the British Columbia-Alberta border.
Emergency crews from the Lake Louise Fire Department, Field BC Ambulance Service, Lake Louise Ambulance Service, BC Parks and Golden Fire Department were dispatched to respond to the collision.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The semi truck driver was uninjured.
Highway 1 was closed until 6:00 pm while an RCMP officer from the British Columbia Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service investigated. Hundreds of drivers traveling over the Canada Day long weekend were delayed.
People should allow extra travel time and drive safely, especially during peak park season, Field RCMP said in a news release.
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