FILE - The B.C. Coroners Service confirms a 58-year-old Chilliwack man was killed in a rollover on the Okanagan Connector near the Pennask Summit on Oct. 22, 2015. Global Okanagan (with permission)

UPDATE: One dead in single vehicle crash on Connector, highway reopens

CENTRAL OKANAGAN – A man died in an early morning crash on Highway 97C at the Pennask summit.

RCMP and B.C. Ambulance paramedics were called to the scene, Oct. 22, and while RCMP will not confirm if anyone was hurt, Global Okanagan reports one man was killed in the single vehicle accident.

The man, who is believed to be in his 60's, is from the Chilliwack and photos from the scene seem to indicate he lost control, hit the ditch and the car ended up on its roof.

Westbound traffic was closed for several hours approximately five kilometres east of the Elkhart turn off. It was reopened at about 11 a.m.

Eastbound traffic wasn't affected by the crash.

Approximate location of car crash and road closure on Highway 97C. DriveBC

To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infonews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Adam has lived in B.C. most of his life. He was born in the Caribou, grew up in the Okanagan, went to university on Vancouver Island and worked as a news photographer in Vancouver. His favourite stories incorporate meaningful photography and feature interesting, passionate locals. He studied writing at UVic and photojournalism in California. He loves talking tractors, dogs and cameras and is always looking for a good story.


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