POLICE – One killed in single-vehicle accident on Yellowhead Highway

One person was killed this morning (Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023) in a single-vehicle accident on the Yellowed Highway north of Kamloops.

Around 6 a.m., Kamloops RCMP were called to the 4600-block of the Yellowhead Highway, where a vehicle was reported to have gone into the ditch near the train tracks. Upon arrival, emergency responders located one person who was dead.

“The victim is believed to have been the vehicle’s sole occupant,” said Corp. Crystal Evelyn.

At the time of her report, around 8 a.m., she said municipal traffic and police were still at the scene as part of the investigation. “One southbound lane is currently closed.”

The BC Coroners Service has been notified and will be conducting a concurrent investigation, she said.

Anyone with information or dash camera footage that may be related is asked to contact the Kamloops RCMP Detachment at 250-828-3000 and reference file 2023-45297.