He looked for adventure on the Alaska Highway – tragically he died at Pink Mountain

Brett Colley in front of Muncho Lake.

PINK MOUNTAIN – British ex-soldier killed after moving to Canada to drive on the frozen Alaskan highway featured in reality show Ice Road Truckers.
Brett Colley, 45, had applied unsuccessfully to appear on the TV show. He got a job with a transport company and was delivering food supplies when his truck came off the road close to Pink Mountain. He had been planning a trip home to Worcestershire for a New Year family reunion and was hoping to move his wife and son out to Canada.
In a story on Mail online Emma Reynolds writes: A British ex-soldier so fascinated by the TV series Ice Road Truckers that he flew out to Canada to become one, died when his HGV careened off the frozen highway featured in the show.
Former gunner Brett Colley, from Bewdley, Worcestershire, was killed when his truck came off the Alaska Highway – one of the toughest roads in the world – in sub-zero temperatures and plunged down an embankment.
The 45-year-old had been driving the multi-tonne, 18-wheeled rig through the remote Pink Mountain region of Canada when the accident happened on November 13th. His body has was flown home to England.
Taking risks: Former gunner Brett Colley, from Worcestershire, dreamed of recreating the scenes he had seen on the reality TV series by driving through the remote terrain.
Tragic: The 45-year-old former gunner had moved from Worcestershire to Canada to fulfil his dream by working for a transport company.
Father-of-one Mr. Colley moved from Bewdley to Lethbridge in Alberta 18 months ago to fulfill an ambition to drive along the treacherous ice roads made famous by the reality TV show.
His grieving mother Rita paid tribute to her ‘vibrant’ son who had been planning a trip back home for a New Year family reunion.
Mr Colley’s wife Svetlana, whom he met in London, was living in Russia with their four-year-old son Misha. He had hoped to gain permanent residency in Canada and move his family out there.
In the meantime, they were planning to meet the ice road trucker in Bewdley for the family get-together.
“Brett was really looking forward to being reunited with his wife and son and the rest of the family,’ said his mother.
“It was going to be a big do. Even his sister, who had emigrated to Australia, was coming home.
“He had recently applied for permanent residency in Canada and was hoping to move his family out there for good.”

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