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November 07, 2021 - 5:06 PM
A Kamloops man has died following a Highway 1 crash in Sicamous that caused the road's closure last night.
On Nov. 6, at 7:38 p.m., Sicamous RCMP and B.C. Highway Patrol-Revelstoke responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 1 at the Bruhn Bridge in Sicamous, according to the RCMP in a press release.
The preliminary investigation revealed an eastbound pick-up truck crossed into the path of a westbound pick-up truck.
The male driver and sole occupant of the eastbound truck, a 52-year-old Alberta man, was transported to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the westbound truck, a 48-year-old Kamloops man, died at the scene, according to the RCMP.
Anyone with information regarding this collision, including any dash camera video is asked to call the B.C. Highway Patrol-Revelstoke at 250-805-2111 and quote file number 2021-5409.
The RCMP is not releasing further information at this time.
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