A 60-year old woman died in a head-on collision west of Perow Loop at 12 p.m. Sept. 12. A 22-year old male was trapped in his SUV for an hour before being rushed to the Burns Lake Hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
Police say the cause is yet to be determined but alcohol doesn’t seem to be a factor.
The Houston RCMP are being assisted in this investigation by a reconstruction analyst and traffic service members.
The accident closed Hwy. 16 in both directions for a large part of the day Sept. 12. with no detour available and did not reopen to traffic until later that night.