A collision between a semi and a car near McLure on Highway 5, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016.
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January 22, 2016 - 12:15 PM
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Coroners Service has identified the man who died after his vehicle collided with a semi on Highway 5 last weekend.
He was Antonino George (Tony) Cuthbert, 48, of Clearwater.
The collision occurred 48 kilometres north of Kamloops, near McLure around 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17. Investigators said Cuthbert lost control of his Chevrolet Lumina on a slushy section of the road and crossed the centre line before colliding with a tractor trailer.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service continue to investigate the death.
The location of the crash, south of Barriere, B.C.
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