RCMP are investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision on Highway 97 at the intersection of Westside Road Tuesday evening.
On September 20, at about 5:30 p.m., the North Okanagan Traffic Services and Vernon North Okanagan RCMP rushed to a crash between a Honda SUV and a Chevrolet pick-up truck. The collision occurred at the intersection of Highway 97 at Westside Road in Spallumcheen.
According to RCMP, the Honda SUV with three women inside made a left turn onto Highway 97 from Westside Road, into the path of an eastbound Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck.
The Chevrolet struck the driver's side of the Honda, seriously injuring the 18-year-old driver from Kamloops. A 54-year-old Kamloops woman who was in the front seat was transported in critical condition via Air Ambulance to Kamloops Hospital.
A 55-year-old woman from Kamloops was pronounced dead on scene.
The man who was driving the Chevrolet Silverado was uninjured but reportedly shaken.
The RCMP Traffic Analyst and the Okanagan Band Fire Services attended to extract the women from the SUV. The investigation is ongoing.
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