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CAR ON FIRE

RCMP say owner of torched car uncooperative with Peterbilt crash investigation

Mar 21, 2022 | 1:41 PM

KAMLOOPS — Kamloops RCMP said the registered owner of a car that crashed through a fence at the Peterbilt compound early Sunday morning is being uncooperative.

In a statement to CFJC Today, Cst. Crystal Evelyn provided more details on the event.

Around 3:35 a.m. on Sunday (March 20) a frontline officer observed smoke across the highway from Versatile Drive. A man also approached the officer and told her a car was on fire.

At the Peterbilt compound, the officer found a sedan fully engulfed in flames. Kamloops Fire Rescue arrived and extinguished the flames.