An 85-year-old woman was killed and her 76-year-old husband suffered a broken leg and other non-life threatening injuries as a result of a single vehicle crash approximately 14 km south of Avola on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 15.
According to Cpl. Bart Doerr of Central Interior Traffic Services in Clearwater, members from his unit plus Clearwater RCMP found that a southbound vehicle had left the travel portion of the highway, struck several objects and flipped several times before coming to rest in the ditch.
During the crash, the female passenger was ejected from the vehicle. Members of the public and emergency medical technicians performed CPR but attempts to revive her were unsuccessful and she died at the scene.
Police believe she was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
The male drive was cut free from the vehicle and was transported to the Clearwater hospital and then to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.
As of press-time, police were not releasing the names of those involved as the next-of-kin had not yet been notified.
A Southeast District RCMP collision reconstructionist attended the scene to assist. The local coroner also attended and is leading the investigation, which continues.
