The Prince George RCMP is confirming a second fatality on Highway 97 in a short amount of time.
Cst. Jenna Moore confirmed to MyPGNow.com a red pickup truck driving in the area of Highway 97 and Ewing Road near Hixon went off the road at approximately 9pm on Monday.
The crash resulted in a brief road closure as first responders were on scene.
Speed and weather were likely factors.
Eight hours earlier, a motor vehicle incident near Red Rock claimed the life of another driver.
The North District detachment confirmed a vehicle collided with the centre median, and witnesses reported the driver collapsed to the ground behind the pickup truck.
According to the RCMP, there is evidence to suggest that the driver may have suffered a medical event prior to the collision.
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