accident on highway 97 at the sugarcane hill kept the 150 mile fire department busy

The 150 Mile Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle incident yesterday afternoon at 4:40 on Highway 97 south of Williams Lake on the Sugarcane Hill.

Fire Chief Stan McCarthy describes the scene.

“When we got there we had one young fella, young child, and a man in one pickup and a lady in another pickup. BC Ambulance transported them to hospital and Search and Rescue had to open up a couple of doors to get the people out but they weren’t really trapped they just had to force the doors open”.

McCarthy says the good team work from all agencies attending the scene enhanced patient care.

The 150 Mile Fire Department were assisted by Central Cariboo Search and Rescue, BC Ambulance and Williams Lake RCMP

The Highway was reopen at 6:30 and four occupants were sent to hospital.

The extent of their injuries are not known at this time.

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Pat Matthews
Pat Matthews
Pat started working in the Cariboo in 1989 after spending several years in radio in Terrace. He worked in the creative department until 2017 when he switched over to news covering Williams Lake and the South Cariboo as well as being the afternoon host on Country 840 in 100 Mile House.

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