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HELP AT HAND – Firefighters work at the scene of last Saturday night’s collision on the Alaska Highway south of Whitehorse. Photo courtesy RCMP
Driver hospitalized after highway collision
A serious collision shut down the Alaska Highway at the Judas Creek subdivision last Saturday night.
A serious collision shut down the Alaska Highway at the Judas Creek subdivision last Saturday night.
Whitehorse RCMP, along with fire rescue personnel from Marsh Lake, Golden Horn, and Mount Lorne, responded to a two-vehicle collision between a tractor-trailer and a small SUV in snowy conditions.
“The collision occurred after a southbound tractor-trailer slowed upon approaching a stopped vehicle pulled over on the shoulder with its hazard lights engaged,” police said Monday afternoon
“The tractor-trailer engaged their hazard lights while slowing down, as they were unable to safely pass the parked vehicle due to oncoming northbound traffic.
“A Ford Edge SUV that was also travelling southbound drove into the back of the tractor trailer.
“The driver of the SUV was extracted from the vehicle by the use of the jaws of life.”
The driver, who wasn’t publicly identified, was taken to Whitehorse General Hospital, police said.
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Just Sayin' on Feb 25, 2021 at 10:55 am
Snowy conditions + low visibility = drive slow.
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bonanzajoe on Feb 23, 2021 at 3:08 pm
So, one story is an incident that happened last Thursday - 5 days ago. Another of an incident that happened 3 days ago. Is the news getting slower to report these days or what?
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My Opinion on Feb 23, 2021 at 2:37 pm
When there is fresh snow on the road you must slow down and allow a lot more space between vehicles. If you are driving in the blowing snow of a vehicle in front of you, and it has to stop or slow to turn off the road, you will hit it.
A number of years ago half way to Haines junction a YTG Plow Truck slowed to turn around at the end of its section and a pick up was following in the snow behind him and was very seriously injured. It happens a lot, drive careful. If you can't stop within the distance you can see, you are too close.