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Vernon RCMP investigate fatal crash

Single-vehicle incident Wednesday, Dec. 20, on Highway 6 in Lavington claims life of man in his 60s
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Vernon North Okanagan RCMP say one man in his 60s was killed in a single-vehicle collision near Lavington on Highway 6 Wednesday evening, Dec. 20. (Black Press file photo)

A 66-year-old died in a motor-vehicle incident east of Vernon Wednesday, Dec. 20.

Shortly before 7:30 p.m., police received a report of a single-vehicle collision in the 4200 block of Highway 6 in Lavington (near Tolko).

鈥淎 witness to the collision told police they were following the vehicle eastbound on Highway 6 when it failed to negotiate a curve in the road and drove down an embankment,鈥 said Vernon North Okanagan RCMP media relations officer Const. Chris Terleski.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

Alcohol or drugs are not believed to be a factor in the collision.



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