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Pedestrian struck, killed by semi north of Penticton
PENTICTON – A pedestrian is dead after being struck by a semi on Highway 97 north Penticton.
Global Okanagan reports the 47-year-old male was struck when he tried to run across the highway just after 4:30 a.m. He died at the scene.
The mans identity has not been released and an investigation is underway.
According to DriveBC, a lane is closed and traffic is slow through the area.
To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-2724.
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3 responses
he was a good guy and a great friend.I will miss him very much.
sounds like a suicide to me, who wouldn’t see a semi coming down the highway at that time in the morning, roads would be pretty empty.
Maybe the poor guy had a death wish!