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Double trouble

Prince George RCMP were kept busy Tuesday with two motor vehicle accidents that required hospital treatment. The first at about 9:30 a.m. occurred at 18th Avenue and Ospika Boulevard when a northbound mini-van failed to stop at a stop sign.

Prince George RCMP were kept busy Tuesday with two motor vehicle accidents that required hospital treatment.

The first at about 9:30 a.m. occurred at 18th Avenue and Ospika Boulevard when a northbound mini-van failed to stop at a stop sign. The mini van was hit full-on (t-boned) by a dump truck travelling West on 18th Avenue, said Gary Godwin ,RCMP media spokesperson.

The 70-year-old male driver of the mini-van required the Jaws of Life to free him, and he was sent to UHNBC with non-life threatening injuries.

Charges are pending against against the mini-van driver.

A second collision between two cars occurred Tuesday at 17th Avenue and Victoria Street.

Godwin said when a southbound car, driven by a 19-year-old male, went through the intersection on a green light, a northbound car, driven by a 40-year-old female, failed to yield as she turned left onto 17th Avenue.

The 19-year-old suffered no known injuries, but the female was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The female driver was issued a ticket for failing to yield.