By Vanessa Ybarra

Pickup truck crashes into Thompson River near Ashcroft

Apr 16, 2017 | 9:34 AM

ASHCROFT — Kamloops Search and Rescue responded to a call of a pickup truck completely submerged in the Thompson River just south of Ashcroft Saturday afternoon.

Search Manager Alan Hobler says KSR received report of the crash 15 kilometres south of the city at around 2 p.m.

Ashcroft RCMP and Ashcroft Fire Rescue were also called out, with river conditions making it difficult for crews to get close to the vehicle. 

“The current was quite strong and the water was quite murky that we just couldn’t tell if there was someone in the vehicle or not,” said Hobler.  “We also we weren’t able to secure the vehicle enough to be able to tow it out with a tow truck. So we stood down last night just shortly before dark before turning it over to the RCMP.”

Hobler says the RCMP dive team is expected to be on scene this morning.

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There’s no report on what led to the crash and whether speed, alcohol, or weather conditions played a factor in the crash.

Ashcroft RCMP is expected to release more information later this week.