Young man killed in high-speed highway collision in Salmon Arm

SALMON ARM, B.C. — A 19-year-old man is dead following a two-vehicle collision in Salmon Arm late last week. 

Salmon Arm RCMP say officers, paramedic and firefighters all attended the Trans-Canada Highway near the First Nations Road off-ramp after 7:40 p.m. Friday (Nov. 6) where a black Ford Mustang was found perpendicular to the road with massive driver’s side damage. 

In a news release issued Monday (Nov. 9) morning, RCMP say witnesses recalled the Mustang following a grey Audi Coupe, which had also stopped further ahead on the stretch of Highway 1, where both vehicles were travelling at over 140 km/h. 

“Both vehicles were in the left-hand lane,” RCMP states. “The Mustang moved into the right-hand lane and attempted to pass the Audi and apparently lost control, causing the vehicle to spin clockwise. The Mustang grazed the Audi before sliding into the concrete divider for the off-ramp.”