The Sicamous RCMP's now completed investigation has confirmed the fatal collision off the Bruhn Bridge on Highway 1 was a single vehicle incident, contrary to some social media reports stating otherwise. 

Just before 7 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24 an eastbound semi truck driven by Raminderjeet Singh hit the south railing and plunged into the channel below. Though Facebook posts attributed the crash to Singh having swerved to avoid a head-on collision with a westbound vehicle, Sgt. Murray McNeil said the inquiry revealed that was not the case.

"The investigation has determined that there was no other vehicle involved after examining the physical evidence at the scene," he said. "Including video footage and an eyewitness account from a motorist who had been following the victim's vehicle."

McNeil explained that the witness confirmed the semi had come down the hill to the west and hit the bridge and crashed through the south side and "took out about 70 feet of guardrail," before falling 60 feet to the water below.

"Obviously there's been several collisions over the years on there; that's the worst one I've been involved with in my eight years here in Sicamous," McNeil added. "The first time someone's actually gone of the bridge, and certainly the first time someone's gone off into the water. We're very fortunate that there was no boat under there." 

A GoFundMe account has been established on behalf of Singh's family, which has been updated to reflect the new information confirming it as a single-vehicle collision. Regardless of the circumstances of what McNeil called "a tragic event which took the life of a 25-year-old driver," as of Tuesday morning, Aug. 27, the fund was at $27,070 of the $50,000 goal. 

Singh, the sole occupant of the truck, was not immediately located but was later found deceased by the RCMP Dive Team, with assistance from the Royal Canadian Marine Search & Rescue. The official cause of death is as yet unknown and currently under investigation by the BC Coroners Service.