Good Samaritan who stopped to help another driver is killed in B.C. highway crash
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SMITHERS – Two Good Samaritans who stopped on the side of a British Columbia highway to help another driver have been struck by a truck, killing one man and seriously injuring the other, as well as the driver of the truck.
The BC Highway Patrol says the crash happened last Thursday on Highway 16 outside Witset in central B.C. at about 8:30 p.m., when a grey flatbed pickup pulled over due to a mechanical issue.
The drivers of two other vehicles stopped and got out to help, when a Chevrolet SUV crashed into the stationary pickup.
A 60-year-old man from Witset in central B.C. was killed while a 45-year-old Calgary man was seriously hurt, as was the 42-year-old Witset man driving the SUV.
Investigators say alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the crash.
Police are looking for witnesses who can speak to the driver’s behaviour in the hours before the collision.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 7, 2026.