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2 teens killed in head-on crash near Prince George

Two teenagers from Kamloops, one male and one female, are dead after a vehicle collision Sunday afternoon near McLeod Lake, north of Prince George.

Coroner confirms both teenagers were from Kamloops; 3rd person suffered serious injuries

A stock photo of a BC ambulance, with the words Emergency Paramedic and Ambulance on the side.
Two teenagers are dead after their vehicle collided with a truck north of Prince George on Sunday afternoon. (Gian-Paolo Mendoza/CBC)

The B.C. Coroners Service is investigating the death of two teenagers from Kamloops, B.C., in a head-on collision north of Prince George on Sunday afternoon.

Police say the male and female were in a vehicle that collidedwith an oncoming transport truck on Highway 97 around 4:20 p.m. PT.

Prince George RCMP received multiple 911 calls reporting thecollision near McLeod Lake.

According to police, the driver and one passenger in the vehicle died in the collision.A third person in the vehicle was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.

The driver of the transport truck was not injured and the cause of the crash is under investigation.

At the time of the collision, the road and weather conditions were said to beexcellent.

With files from The Canadian Press