A two-vehicle collision near the 108 Heritage Site has left two motorists dead.
The crash took place on Monday, July 28, in the evening on Highway 97 between Cariboo Drive and Spring Lake Road. Members of the 100 Mile House RCMP, 108 Mile Volunteer Fire Department and BC Emergency Health Services attended the scene, with BC Air Ambulance also being called in.
Sgt. Brian Lamb said that on arrival, RCMP and emergency service personnel found a vehicle on its roof in the northbound lane. The single lone occupant of the vehicle was conscious and extracted with serious injuries. Lamb said they were subsequently taken via air ambulance to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.
"Two occupants in the other vehicle, which was located on the roadway, were also trapped," Lamb said. "An adult female passenger was pronounced deceased and life-saving efforts were conducted on the adult male driver, who succumbed to his injuries at the scene."
Lamb said the BC Coroners Service was called to the scene and the next of kin of the deceased were notified. Highway 97 was closed for several hours while the scene was investigated and cleared.
At this time, Lamb said the investigation into the causal factors of this incident is ongoing. He requests that anyone who has any information on what happened or who has dash cam footage of the collision call the 100 Mile House RCMP at 250-395-2456.
