Driver killed in Rayleigh crash identified

Posted on June 18, 2014 in Crime/ Police // 0 Comments

NEWS — A man who died in a head-on crash near Rayleigh June 9 has been identified as Timothy John Watson, 53, of Kamloops.

The B.C. Coroners Service today confirmed his identity.

Emergency personnel work at scene of fatal crash.

Crash scene June 9 (A.M. News file photo).

Watson was the driver of a pickup truck travelling northbound on Highway 5 about 2:30 p.m. on June 9 when it was in a collision with a southbound pickup truck about four km. north of Rayleigh. Watson died at the scene.

The B.C. Coroners Service and RCMP Traffic Services continue to investigate his death.

B.C. Coroners Service

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