Driver dead after vehicle goes in Seaton Lake BC Hydro canal

LILLOOET, B.C. – The Mounties say they’re looking for witnesses to a fatal crash near Lillooet, B.C.

They say on Friday just before midnight a vehicle travelling on Highway 99 South left the road about two kilometres south of Lillooet and ended up in the Seaton Lake BC Hydro Canal.

Witnesses at the scene told investigators the vehicle lost control on a curve.

Police say the three passengers in the vehicle survived, but the driver died at the scene.

No other information about the deceased or the cause of the crash was immediately released.