One dead after collision with snow plow on Okanagan Connector
A pickup truck driver died after colliding with a snow plow on Highway 97C this morning.
The driver was alone in the truck and the crash happened while they were trying to pass the snow plow, according to a press release from West Kelowna RCMP.
“We offer our sincerest condolences and thoughts to the family of the victim,” RCMP media liaison officer Cpl. Michael Gauthier said in the release.
Police said that road conditions were a significant factor in the collision.
The crash happened on the Okanagan Connector, roughly three kilometres west of Highway 97, and closed the highway for several hours, but it has since reopened.
RCMP have not identified the driver.
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