A crowdfunding campaign has been launched in the wake of a traffic accident that killed two Squamish men and injured five other locals near Alice Lake on Jan. 2.
The "Fund for Squamish Accident Victims" aims to raise $25,000 for the men's families.
"The accident has left the family members and close-knit community shaken, and we are asking for you to wholeheartedly support the families," said Amandeep Kaur Mann on the campaign website.
The dead and injured are members of Squamish's Indo-Canadian community, according to the site.
One of the injured victims was a new father — his child born just weeks before the tragic accident.
"His young family needs support as he slowly recovers," Kaur Mann wrote.
Another victim was the sole caregiver for his older relative.
"Most of the victims were young, hard-working members of the community that need all the support our amazing town can offer."
The accident occurred Tuesday, Jan. 2 at about 7:30 p.m. when a northbound pickup truck, being driven by a lone occupant, crossed the centre line and collided with a southbound minivan carrying the seven local men, according to a Squamish RCMP news release on Wednesday.
No cause of the crash has been identified.
