sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

Three die in head-on crash along Trans-sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Highway through sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s Shuswap region

CHASE, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — RCMP are investigating a head-on crash in British Columbia's Shuswap region that left three people dead. A statement from Chase RCMP says police were called to an area along the Trans-sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Highway near Sorrento Tuesday afternoon.
20220706140740-62c5d77f2b563cfe35f7cb44jpeg
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

CHASE, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — RCMP are investigating a head-on crash in British Columbia's Shuswap region that left three people dead.

A statement from Chase RCMP says police were called to an area along the Trans-sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Highway near Sorrento Tuesday afternoon.

It says all the occupants of both vehicles died at the scene.

Police say witnesses report a black sedan crossed into the path of an oncoming westbound SUV, hitting it head on.

The RCMP say the crash killed a 51-year-old Sorrento man, a 67-year old woman and a 60-year-old man, both from Blind Bay.

The BC Coroners Service and police continue to investigate.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 6, 2022.

The Canadian Press