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The North District Provincial Traffic Services, along with members of the Prince George City Detachment responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 16 East near Shelley Road on October 24th, 2009, shortly after 7pm.

A Prince George man, driving a Pontiac Sunfire was traveling east on Highway 16 when he collided with a moose. This impact with the moose sent the vehicle into the path of an oncoming Ford Explorer. The Pontiac side swiped the Ford before coming to rest over an embankment.

The driver and sole occupant of the Pontiac was taken to Prince George Regional Hospital with life threatening injuries, where he later succumbed to his injuries. The occupants of the Ford were not injured.

The man's name is being with held pending notification of next of kin.

Police would like to remind the motoring public as they travel, to be aware of moose and other wild life that wander onto the roads. These animals, especially moose, are large and difficult to see at times, especially at night. Police continue to investigate and ask anyone who may have witnessed this crash to contact the North District RCMP, Traffic Services. There was no indication of alcohol involved in this collision. Speed is not a considered factor in this collision.

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