Driver lucky to be alive after spending hours in crashed truck
MERRITT — A young truck driver is in hospital after a dramatic crash Wednesday morning.
Merritt RCMP Constable Tracy Dunsmore says they received a call around 3:30 a.m. that a semi truck hauling lumber had flipped over into an embankment on Highway 5-A southbound just before Quilchena Ranch.
The crash knocked out a power pole cutting off power to over 800 Hydro customers in the Nicola Valley area.
With thick fog also in the area at the time, it’s believed the truck may have gone unnoticed for several hours.