A pedestrian has been airlifted to Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) after colliding with a transport truck on Highway 97 south of Quesnel.
At 12:15 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 14, RCMP were notified of a man in traffic on the highway at Lavally Road, approximately 40 kilometres south of Quesnel.
While officers were responding to the scene, they received a report that the man had been struck by a transport truck.
The man sustained serious, life-threatening injuries. First responders at the scene provided life-saving measures to the man, who was eventually airlifted to VGH. He remains in critical condition.
The driver of the transport truck was unharmed in the incident.
A traffic reconstructionist attended the scene, conducting a comprehensive examination, said Quesnel RCMP.
As a result, Highway 97 was closed for about seven hours in both directions from Lavally Road to Trudeau Road. It reopened around 9 a.m.
Anyone with information or dash cam footage is asked to contact the Quesnel RCMP at 250-992-9211 with the file number 2025-6649.
