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Semi driver charged after 6-vehicle collision on Trans-Canada near Sicamous, B.C.

A six-vehicle crash closed a stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway on July 15, 2020. RCMP

The driver of a semi has been charged after a six-vehicle collision closed a stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway 10 kilometres west of Sicamous, B.C. on Wednesday.

The collision involved two semi-tractor trailer units, three pickup trucks and an SUV, RCMP say.

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Police believe a westbound semi hauling a trailer loaded with grocery products crossed a double-solid line after the driver failed to safely negotiate a turn in the highway.

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The semi-tractor trailer unit then flipped onto its side and skidded down the highway for another 50 metres before it finally came to rest after striking an eastbound semi.

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The semi-truck and trailer also hit three eastbound pickup trucks, which suffered extensive damage, and one eastbound SUV.

The Trans-Canada Highway was closed following the collision but has since been cleared.

The driver of the westbound semi, a 32-year-old Calgary man, was taken to hospital by BC Emergency Health Services with what police describe as non-life-threatening injuries. Three other people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police charged the driver with crossing a double-solid line under the BC Motor Vehicle Act and say speed may have been a factor in the collision.

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“This narrow two-lane section of the highway has a rock wall on the eastbound ditch and a steep drop behind the concrete barrier on the western ditch,” Sicamous RCMP Sgt. Murray McNeil said in a statement.

“It is extremely fortunate that this collision did not result in multiple fatalities considering the length the truck travelled before finally coming to a stop and the extent of the damage sustained to all the impacted vehicles.”

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