Toyota World Runners: Young couple who ran popular YouTube channel die in crash
A young couple who gathered a following of hundreds of thousands of people around the world from their travel and off-roading YouTube channel have died in a car crash.
Stacey Tourout and Matthew Yeomans ran the YouTube channel Toyota World Runners, where they made videos on their road trip adventures around the world, as well as travel hacks and RV fixes. They were most popular for videos showing their campervan refits and their adventures through North and South America.
The couple from British Columbia in Canada died after a crash near their rural home on August 7, and news of their death was shared by their friends and family on social media shortly after. It comes after a woman vanishes in car crash - then turns up months later with wild story.
Kaslo Search and Rescue (SAR) confirmed the incident that happened near Trout Lake in the West Kootenay region in rural British Columbia. Mark Jennings-Bates, a manager with Kaslo SAR, confirmed they sent out an emergency response to an off-road crash at around 7.30pm.
He also added that they were given very accurate information on the whereabouts to help in the search effort: "So it was on a forestry road, somewhere in the mountains, and quite a long way north in the valley up towards ... the village of Trout Lake."
"Our teams were able to get to them efficiently. It's a long journey, but they got there efficiently, so that was very, very helpful.
"And of course that means that the helicopter pilot could also fly straight to the destination with confidence that he was going to find them."
When the teams arrived at the scene, one of the couple was found dead at the scene, while the other died later in the hospital from their injuries. Although the exact reason for the crash is not yet understood, the SAR team believe it to have been caused by a loss of control while crossing rough terrain.
As a result of the incident, SAR teams have warned people of the dangers of off-road travel, with the emergency response time much longer than in an urban setting, which could make a drastic difference.
He added: "You're not on a highway, you don't need to wear a seatbelt, but it's always good to use the safety devices that are built into the equipment to help protect you as well."
It is also not known if the couple were exploring for one of the YouTube videos at the time of the crash.
Posting on social media, Colleen's mother posted a heartbreaking tribute after their crash in the mountains. She wrote: "They are together forever, as we knew they would always be."
Their fellow YouTube creators have come out to pay tribute to the young couple. The Story Till Now channel added: "They were so young and full of life, so talented, and this is a huge loss for our off-road community, their friends and family and the world."
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