Prince George, B.C. - One of the candidates for a seat on Prince George City Council has been involved in a serious crash.

Cameron Stolz, who announced his candidacy earlier this week, was involved in a single vehicle crash while driving to Calgary Tuesday night.

He says he was on the Columbia Ice Fields Parkway around 8:30 p.m. when he rounded a corner only to be faced with a mountain goat standing in his lane. Stolz says he swerved to the right of the animal, and while he avoided the goat, the wheels of his SUV hit the soft shoulder and sent the vehicle in a spin.

The vehicle ended up on its side in the lane of oncoming traffic.

Stolz says neither he, nor his travelling companion his German Shepherd “Bailey” suffered any serious injuries. He is most grateful to a passer by who helped him out of his vehicle and got him and Bailey warm in his vehicle until the ambulance and police arrived on scene.