DriveBC webcam showing Highway 16 at Bednesti, looking west

Prince George, B.C. –  Roads in and around the city of Prince George are slushy and slippery, but Prince George RCMP say there have been no major incidents overnight or this morning.

There are still no names or hometowns being released following last night’s head-on collision that claimed one life and injured five others, 22-kilometres east of Vanderhoof on Highway 16.

There are no travel advisories in place either within city limits or on area highways.  DriveBC is reporting compact snow with slippery and slushy sections on the four major routes out of the city.

Local towing companies are busy – Ron’s Towing said all lines were busy and all vehicles were out assisting customers.  Northern Capital Towing also had every truck out and said that plugged drains and the ‘little rivers’ that have resulted on city streets are making for some "wet recoveries".

Michael Karpes, the owner to Five Star Towing, says rather than having to pull people out of ditches, he’s had a few incidents this morning on Cranbrook Hill where people have simply become stuck in the heavy wet snow in the road.  He says some city streets are really rough because of the ice and pooling rain and "even five miles per hour seems too fast". 

As a former streets contractor, Karpes says the one consolation is this ‘rough cover’ minimizes the wear and tear and city streets.