local south cariboo tow truck driver in right place at the right time

100 Mile House Police and rescue crews responded to a single vehicle collision on Canim-Hendrix Lake Road over the weekend.

On saturday a tow truck driver located tracks leading off the road and over an embankment.

The tow truck driver went down the 70 foot embankment, located a male in the vehicle then called South Cariboo Search and Rescue.

The driver of the vehicle was taken to 100 Mile House Hospital with non-life threatening injuries then transported to Royal Inland Hospital for further examination.

Investigation into the cause of the crash continues.

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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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