A 16 year old female was killed this evening while attempting to cross Highway 97 near Oliver. Credit: shutterstock Photographer: Adam Proskiw

Pedestrian killed while attempting to cross Highway 97 near Oliver

PENTICTON – A teenager girl is dead after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 97.

The accident occurred around 5:35 p.m today, June 4, when a 16-year-old female pedestrian attempted to cross the highway just north of Oliver.

A southbound motorhome attempted to avoid striking the girl, but was unable to avoid hitting her.

The victim was transported to South Okanagan General Hospital where she was pronounced deceased.

Police do not anticipate charges to be laid in the incident.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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6 responses

  1. Leanne Cartwright

    rip mya…. I miss u so much :(

  2. Joanne Noble

    Just terrible..

  3. Dianne Dirksen

    So sad..Our hearts go out to her family and friends.

  4. Liam Cleary

    That was Mya Goddard?

  5. Heather-Marie Marshall

    OMFG…. She was the cutie… I said she had a british accent… I can’t believe it…

  6. Mandy Hinsley Kelly

    So very sad for all involved. My heart breaks for everyone.

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Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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