2 dead after loaded semi-truck crashes in northern B.C.

RCMP logo shown in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Police say two people are dead after a semi-truck went off an embankment along the Alaska Highway in northeastern British Columbia.

Northern Rockies RCMP say they received an automated crash detection notification early Tuesday morning in the area of Summit Lake, north of Fort Nelson, at the 605 kilometre mark of the highway.

They say first responders found both occupants of the loaded truck had suffered fatal injuries.

The Mounties say the truck appeared to have broken through a guardrail before coming to a stop down a steep embankment.

Police say road conditions appear to have been a factor in the crash, which did not involve any other vehicles.

Work was underway to extract the vehicle and police say the highway was expected to remain closed until sometime later on Wednesday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 4, 2026.