News release

Fatal single-vehicle crash claims two lives

March 4, 2026 - Summit Lake, British Columbia
From: Northern Rockies RCMP

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Police are investigating after two people died when a semi-truck left the highway and down an embankment near Summit Lake.

On March 3, 2026, at 4:45 a.m. (MST), the Northern Rockies RCMP received an automated crash detection notification on the Alaska Highway near the 605 kilometre mark in the area of Summit Lake (approximately 139 km north of Fort Nelson). First responders attended the scene and found both occupants of a loaded semi-truck and trailer were entrapped inside the cab of the vehicle and had both suffered fatal injuries. The vehicle appeared to have broken through a guard rail before coming to rest down a steep embankment.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

“While the investigation is in its infancy, road conditions appear to have been a factor in the crash,” said Staff Sergeant Kris Clark of the BC RCMP. “Work continues to extract the vehicle and its load from the embankment.”

The highway remains closed in both directions for vehicle recovery and is expected to remain closed through to the mid-afternoon or early evening. Motorists are urged to check DriveBC for road conditions and closures prior to departure.

Anyone with any information or dash-camera video of the crash is asked to contact the Northern Rockies RCMP at 250-774-2700.

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