Prince Gorge, B.C.- The  man who died  in  yesterday’s fiery crash  30 kms east of Prince George has been identified as 21 year old Benjamin Patrick Brown, of Edmonton, Alberta.

He was behind the wheel of a westbound Ford Mustang which drifted across the centre line and collided with an easbound Chev pick up truck just before 8 yesterday morning.

One other occupant of the Mustang was treated for minor injuries and released yesterday.  The two occupants of the Chevrolet pick-up truck, from Quesnel, were transported to the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia in Prince George, where they were treated for non-life threatening injuries.  All three injured occupants are reported in good condition and two have been released from the hospital.

 The crash closed Highway #16 for several hours, while emergency personnel documented the crash scene and dealt with the evidence.  One of the issues that extended the closure of the highway and presented delays for investigation, was the fact that the Ford Mustang burst into flames after the collision.  The lack of fire response required the police to allow the vehicle to burn itself out, delaying the investigation and recovery.  The vehicle continued to smolder when tow trucks arrived, hours after the crash.

Prince George Regional Provincial Traffic Services are continuing their investigation into the collision. Investigators have learned there may have been a number of witnesses who were following the Ford Mustang, as well as witnesses who were following the Chev pick-up truck, just prior to the collision.  Investigators would like to speak to those witnesses and are asking them to contact the Prince George Regional Provincial Traffic Services Unit at Tel# (250) 649-4004.

**Editor’s note,   the writer initially erred in referring to the pick up as a "Ford" in the  last paragraph.  That error has been corrected.