A 17-year-old girl was killed, while five others survived, in a car crash last weekend on Highway 20 near Williams Lake.

Mounties were called to a single-car crash on the highway, about 15 kilometres west of the city, around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday. A GMC pickup truck had left the road and rolled onto its roof near the Sheep Creek Bridge.

The girl, later identified as Autumn Weir, was pronounced dead at the scene, and four others were taken to hospital with serious or critical injuries. The sixth teen in the vehicle escaped with minor injuries.

鈥淭he investigation continues. However, police believe alcohol may be involved,鈥� RCMP Cpl. Madonna Saunderson said in a news release on Monday.

Counsellors were made available at the area schools.

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Weir鈥檚 family said she was a beautiful, caring and well-loved person.

鈥淪he had just graduated in June, and gotten a job. She was just beginning her adult life,鈥� her father, Dean Weir, said. 鈥淪he would have turned 18 on Dec. 12.鈥�

On Sunday, the family went to visit the memorial that had been set up at the crash site.

鈥淲hen we got there, there were a ton of kids already at the site,鈥� Dean said. 鈥淓veryone was crying, but they gave us our space. I put up a cross, and cleaned up the mess that was left there and left my haywire and pliers there for other people to put flowers up.鈥�

Her family said people have been reaching out from all over the community 鈥� from her school, her friends, her jobs.

鈥淪he was just up here on Tuesday for dinner and she鈥檇 put a post up on Facebook last week that said she was so thankful for her friends and family,鈥� Dean said.

鈥淚t was almost like she was saying goodbye without knowing it.鈥�

- with a file from Angie Mindus

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