Man dies as pickup flips over near Cherry Creek

Posted on May 23, 2015 in Crime/ Police // 0 Comments

NEWS/ POLICE — Police and coroner are investigating the cause of a crash that took the life of a male driver early today (Saturday).

Sgt. Michael Buxton-Carr said passing motorists discovered a pickup truck on its roof in the centre of Highway 1 at Cherry Creek about 2:45 a.m. The driver, lone occupant of the vehicle, died in the crash.

Tk’Emlups RCMP are assisting the B.C. Coroner Service with the investigation. Identification of the dead man is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The highway was closed to traffic during the on-site investigation, but has been re-opened for east and west bound traffic.

The RCMP ask anyone with information about the incident to contact the Tk’Emlups Detachment at (250) 314-1800.

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