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Oliver woman dead after vehicle goes down embankment

A 47-year-old female is dead after a vehicle was located 100 feet down an embankment north of Osoyoos, police said.

A 47-year-old Oliver woman is dead after a single vehicle was found at the bottom of an embankment just north of Osoyoos.

Just after 5 a.m. Oct. 10 Osoyoos RCMP were notified of a single vehicle collision on Nk’mip Road.

A passerby observed vehicle lights shining from approximately 100 feet down an embankment.  The vehicle, a GMC Jimmy, appeared to have gone off road on and down the embankment coming to rest on its wheels.  The lone occupant, a 47-year-old female resident of Oliver was pronounced dead at the scene.

The collision is still under investigation, police said.

 

Penticton Western News