Highway 1 reopened just before midnight Dec. 16 after it was closed yesterday afternoon due to fatal crash.
RCMP confirmed that a 52 year old man from B.C. succumbed to his injuries, while the driver of the east bound commercial vehicle was not injured.
Police were called to the scene at 3:40 p.m. The incident involved a semi truck and sedan.
Although the investigation is ongoing, the initial indication is that the sedan cross the centre line, on a curve, on a two-way section of the highway.
The accident was between Mount Revelstoke National Park and Skunk Cabbage Boardwalk just 18 km east of Revelstoke.
OPEN – #BCHwy1 from #Revelstoke to #GoldenBC is open after previous incident. Road conditions in the area are compact snow & slippery sections, blowing snow with limited visibility. Please drive with care. View more road conditions on our BC HighwayCams: https://t.co/TpFSYUQHHd pic.twitter.com/wulOJ5j56K
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) December 17, 2019
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