Three dead after van collides with tow truck east of Sicamous

SICAMOUS, B.C. — Three people are dead following a two-vehicle collision east of Sicamous over the weekend. 

Sicamous RCMP say officers responded to the Trans-Canada Highway near Stadnicki Road at around 10:45 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 16) where a westbound Mercedes passenger van collided with a tow truck that was attempting to turn left into the Sicamous truck stop. 

In a news release, RCMP say road conditions were good at the time of the collision with good visibility and no precipitation. 

RCMP say the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service attended the scene to investigate the collision. The stretch of Highway 1 reopened at around 6:45 a.m. the following morning, according to DriveBC.