Merritt police officers are seeking information from anyone who may have witnessed a fatal collision on the Okanagan Connector on Saturday.
Members of the Central Interior Traffic Services unit responded to the crash at 3:45 p.m. on July 25 after a westbound pickup truck rear-ended a westbound semi truck as both vehicles descended Loon Lake Hill.
The 75-year-old driver of the pickup truck was extricated and transported by air ambulance to Kelowna General Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
The driver of the commercial vehicle was not injured in the crash.
Road conditions and visibility are not believed to be factors in the crash as Highway 97C was bare, dry and unobstructed.
The BC Coroners Service is working with RCMP on the investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Const. Tammy Denning of the Central Interior Traffic Services unit at 378-4262.
Victim in fatal Coq crash ID’d
The BC Coroners Service has identified the victim of a fatal crash near the Coquihalla summit on July 19.
Graham Pearce Overbury, 56, was riding his motorcycle around 2:30 p.m. on July 19 south of the summit when he passed through a snowshed. A two-vehicle collision at the other end of the tunnel had stopped some cars abruptly to avoid the crash, and Overbury’s motorcycle struck the stopped vehicles.
In total, 12 vehicles were involved in the pileup.
The crash closed Highway 5 in both directions for over five hours.
Overbury succumbed to his injuries on the way to Fraser Canyon Hospital in Hope.
RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are continuing the investigation.
