2 injured in Alaska Highway collision near Watson Lake, Yukon
The incident happened just after 3 p.m. on Wednesday, west of the Dease Lake Highway cutoff, and closed the Alaska Highway for several hours that day, and again the following day as police investigated.
In a news release on Friday, police said that it appears the transport truck was stopped at a marked construction zone when it was hit by the SUV. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured.
Emergency Medical Services from Watson Lake and the local fire department responded to the collision and police said the jaws of life were used. The two men in the SUV were taken to Watson Lake hospital. The passenger in that vehicle was later flown to Whitehorse hospital and then to Vancouver.
In their new release, police lauded the "outstanding teamwork" of everyone at the scene who responded, including the construction crew and another traveller in the area who was medically trained.
"I believe that the actions of all those involved resulted in the best possible outcome in this serious collision," said Cpl. Curtis Harbour of the Watson Lake RCMP, in a statement.
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