A 36-year-old Burnaby woman and her four- and six-year-old daughters died in a Wednesday night car crash on the Trans-Canada Highway just west of the Rogers Pass.
The three were coming from Calgary back to their Burnaby home. According to a press release from the Revelstoke RCMP, the accident occurred just after 5 p.m. and involved the Burnaby family's 2003 Suzuki SUV and a commercial tractor trailer unit.
Preliminary indications from the RCMP are that the Suzuki was westbound on a straight stretch of road when it crossed into the eastbound lane and was hit by the eastbound commercial tractor trailer unit. The three Burnaby residents were killed instantly.
According to the Revelstoke RCMP, next of kin notifications have been completed and at the request of the family, the names of the three will not be released by the RCMP.
The driver of the Langley-based commercial truck, is from the Lower Mainland and was not injured in the crash.
The RCMP are continuing their investigation into the accident and are requesting that anyone who may have witnessed this collision, but have not spoken with police to contact the Trans Canada East traffic services unit in Revelstoke at 250-837-5255.
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