A Vernon man died in a single-vehicle crash near the head of Okanagan Lake this past weekend.<\/p>\n
Officers responded to the crash on Head of the Lake Road near Vernon at around 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 6, according to an RCMP press release.<\/p>\n
The 53-year-old man behind the wheel, and the only person in the vehicle, was driving south when the SUV went off the road and crashed through a fence. The man died as a result of his injuries from the collision.<\/p>\n
RCMP have not identified the man who was killed in the crash.<\/p>\n
Police believe speed and weather conditions were factors in the collision.<\/p>\n
The road was temporarily closed so police and first responders could work safely.<\/p>\n
“Our sincerest and heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of the deceased,” Vernon North Okanagan spokesperson Const. Chris Terleski said in the release.<\/p>\n
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