— Police say two people and two horses are dead after a highway crash in the southeastern British Columbia community of Moyie. RCMP from the Creston detachment say a tractor trailer was westbound on the highway at about 9 a.m. on Saturday when it hit black ice and jackknifed. Police say the tractor trailer driver, a 59-year-old Edmonton man, was ejected from the truck and died at the scene. They say the pickup driver, a 51-year-old Cranbrook, B.C., man was trapped in his vehicle and also died at the scene, as did both horses in the trailer. Investigators say they believe icy roads, driving too fast for the road conditions, and the fact the tractor trailer driver wasn’t wearing a seatbelt all contributed to the fatalities.

Source: National Post February 04, 2018 07:18 UTC