The women鈥檚 and men鈥檚 basketball games this weekend between the University of Victoria (UVic) and Thompson Rivers University (TRU) have been postponed following the tragic death of a member of the TRU men鈥檚 volleyball team.

The man died after a multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of University Drive and McGill Road in Kamloops at around 3 p.m. on Wednesday (Nov. 29).

A Dodge Ram truck collided with several small trees and struck a Volkswagen that was stopped at the red light. This crash created a second collision with four other vehicles.

All three people in the Volkswagen, all in their 20s, were taken to Royal Inland Hospital. One died from their injuries while the other two suffered serious injuries. Two people in a Jeep involved in the crash were also taken to hospital and have non-life-threatening injuries.

鈥淥ur hearts are broken for the victims and their families involved in this terrible tragedy,鈥� said Kamloops RCMP officer in charge Supt. Jeff Pelley. 鈥淭he loss is sure to have far-reaching impacts as we struggle to understand what happened and advance the active investigation as a priority.鈥�

The postponed games were originally scheduled to take place at UVIC on Dec. 1 and Dec. 2. New dates haven鈥檛 been announced.

鈥淥ur primary focus is to send our love and support to TRU and all the student-athletes, friends, coaches and the families involved, UVic鈥檚 director of varsity performance sport said in a news release. 鈥淚t鈥檚 unimaginable and heartbreaking beyond belief.鈥�

鈥� With files from Jordy Cunningham

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