Kamloops News

Fatal car crash on TransCanada near Kamloops

Howard Alexander

Image Credit: File Photo

March 02, 2014 - 10:17 AM

KAMLOOPS – It was snowing heavily when a 55-year-old man lost control and left the TransCanada about ten minutes west of Kamloops Saturday.

He was killed in the crash.

Kamloops Rural RCMP say it happened around dinner time near Cherry Creek.

The driver was the only person in the car.

Police aren’t releasing the victim’s name or his hometown at this time.

To contact the reporter for this story, email halexander@infotelnews.ca or call 250-491-0331.

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