The driver of this truck died after veering across traffic and crashing in Trail on Thursday evening. Photo: RCMP

Driver dies after tractor trailer crashes in Trail

The vehicle crossed the highway and went over a steep bank Thursday

  • Jul. 30, 2021 12:00 a.m.

A driver is dead after the tractor-trailer truck they were driving crashed in Trail on Thursday evening.

RCMP said in a release the vehicle was travelling westbound in a 60 km/h zone at the 1900 block of Highway 3B when it veered across an oncoming lane and went over a steep roadside bank.

A 52-year-old male driver was extracted from the truck but was pronounced dead en route to Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital.

BC Coroner Service has launched an investigation into the incident.

Trail Daily Times