Several families were lost in an instant on B.C. roads this week.
A one-year-old boy and his six-year-old sister, the youngest members of a Nelson family that was headed out on a summer camping trip, were among the 19 people killed on B.C. roads within a single week.
The B.C. Coroners Service is warning drivers to be cautious in the aftermath of the tragic week, during which several motorcyclists were also killed. The start of summer usually marks the beginning of the deadliest season on B.C. roads, with about one-third of all vehicle fatalities happening in July, August and September.
Data collected by ICBC over the past five years shows the same trend, as the number of fatalities remained steady between 2018 and 2022, apart from a slight dip during the pandemic. Three hundred and two people died in crashes in 2022 — three more than in 2018. August was the most deadly month, with speed and driver distraction among the top contributing factors.
This past Thursday afternoon, two people died in a crash involving two motorcycles and a truck near Boston Bar. On Wednesday night, a 70-year-old motorcyclist from Langley was killed after he lost control of his bike and struck a median on Golden Ears Way in Pitt Meadows. And on July 4, 27-year-old Anthony McGwynne, from Sligo, Ireland, died after his motorcycle collided with a car on Arbutus Street in Vancouver.
On Wednesday, Sukhwant Singh Brar, his wife Rajinder Kaur, daughter Kamal Kaur and his wife’s sister, Shinder Kaur, who was visiting from India, were killed in a crash involving two cars and a semi truck near Keremeos.
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