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Fatal accident near Falkland Friday afternoon

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VERNON - One person is dead after a crash yesterday afternoon.

RCMP say there was a collision on Highway 97 near Falkland Friday afternoon, June 9. The crash, between a personal vehicle and a semi-truck left the driver of the personal vehicle dead, according to a RCMP press release. The semi-truck driver had minor injuries.

The RCMP are investigating the incident and had a traffic reconstructionist at the scene last night.

The highway was closed for several hours, according to Drive B.C., reopening just before midnight.


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