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Two 17-year-olds killed in crash, B.C. Interior community reeling

School district on standby as grieving youth respond to single-vehicle incident in Quesnel
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Two Quesnel youth were killed in an automobile incident. (Black Press file photo)

Two Quesnel teenagers have been killed in a motor vehicle incident.

The crash occurred Nov. 26, reported at about 5:30 a.m.

“Two local teens are sadly deceased, following a single-vehicle collision on the Barkerville Highway near Corbett Road,” said Quesnel RCMP Sgt. Clay Kronebusch. “The vehicle was travelling eastbound on the highway when it left the roadway, striking a tree. A 17-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl were found deceased at the scene of the collision.

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Frank Peebles

About the Author: Frank Peebles

I started my career with Black Press Media fresh out of BCIT in 1994, as part of the startup of the Prince George Free Press, then editor of the Lakes District News.
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