Lake Country man dies in crash
The investigation is underway into a fatal crash on Highway 97 south of Vernon early Saturday morning.
The two-vehicle collision happened at the intersection of Birnie Road.
One of the vehicles, a small Toyota pick-up truck, had caught fire and was fully engulfed in flames when emergency personnel arrived.
A 41-year old man from Lake Country died. The driver of the commercial vehicle sustained non-life threatening injuries.
According to the initial investigation, the collision occurred when the pick-up truck, travelling northbound on Highway 97, crossed into the southbound lanes and was struck by a large, commercial vehicle driving southbound on Highway 97.
Anyone with dash-cam video is asked to please contact the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP.
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