A collision on Highway 97 north of Williams Lake claimed a life.
Corporal Madonna Saunderson, with North District RCMP, confirms that police responded to a two-vehicle collision Sunday night at about 5:30.
“Two vehicles involved, sadly one person was deceased at the scene and another individual was taken to hospital with what has been described as non-life threatening injuries. The investigation is active and ongoing and more details may be released as they become available.”
Saunderson says the accident involved a pickup truck and a passenger vehicle.
It happened at Highway 97 and Kragbak Road in Deep Creek.
The Highway was closed for several hours.
–Files by George Henderson, My Cariboo Now