Fatal crash on Trans-Canada Highway near Salmon Arm

A Wednesday night crash on the Trans Canada Highway near 3rd Nations Road proved to be fatal, RCMP say.

“The driver of a westbound B.C. registered pickup truck collided with an eastbound semi-truck,” RCMP said in a press release.

“The driver and sole occupant of the pickup truck was pronounced deceased at the scene and the driver of the semi-truck was uninjured.”

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The investigation at the scene revealed that witnesses saw the pickup truck cross the centre line and narrowly missed a passenger vehicle before side-swiping the side of the semi-truck.

Dash camera footage from the scene confirmed the fact that the pickup truck crossed the centre line and entered the oncoming lanes. No particulars on the driver of the pickup are being released at this time.