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New West resident killed in Highway 16 crash

A 25-year-old New Westminster woman is dead after a crash near Valemount this week. The fatal collision happened on Wednesday at about 8:30 a.m.

A 25-year-old New Westminster woman is dead after a crash near Valemount this week.

The fatal collision happened on Wednesday at about 8:30 a.m.

The victim, identified as Karmen Anne McGee, was driving southbound on Highway 16 when her SUV collided with a loaded tractor-trailer headed northbound, according to the B.C. Coroners Service.

The crash happened about four kilometres east of Tête Jaune Cache, which is a small community about 20 kilometres north of Valemount.

Both McGee and the driver of the tractor-trailer, 64-year-old Bruce Donald Sykes, died at the scene.

An investigation by the coroner, WorkSafeBC, Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement, and RCMP is ongoing.

No other information has been released at this time.