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Coquitlam man dies in northern B.C. crash

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a Tri-City man who died following a car crash near Kitwanga, near Terrace, on Monday. The man was William Jacob Martin Grootendorst, 54, of Coquitlam.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a Tri-City man who died following a car crash near Kitwanga, near Terrace, on Monday.

The man was William Jacob Martin Grootendorst, 54, of Coquitlam.

Grootendorst was driving south on Highway 37 North when he lost control of his pick-up truck on wet and snowy conditions. The truck rolled several times and nobody else was involved in the incident.