Crash on Trans Canada Highway kills two, seriously injures third near Ashcroft, B.C.
ASHCROFT, B.C. — Two people are dead and a third is in critical condition after a single-vehicle crash on the Trans Canada Highway in British Columbia.
The RCMP in Ashcroft, west of Kamloops, say they were called to the scene Sunday at around 10:15 p.m.
Police say in a statement that the SUV appears to have been going “far above the speed limit” when it veered off the road, hit a culvert and overturned.
The statement says the driver and one of the two passengers were pronounced dead at the scene.
The second passenger was found outside the vehicle with life-threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital.
Police say the crash is still under investigation and they are asking anyone with information to contact them.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 3, 2024
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