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By Pete McIntyre

Car Crash

Driver critically injured in Shuswap crash

Sep 14, 2020 | 3:02 PM

SALMON ARM, B.C. — RCMP in Salmon Arm are reporting a serious single-vehicle crash over the weekend.

On Saturday (Sept.12) at around 5:55 p.m., a man driving a white Chevrolet pickup truck was involved in a collision with a traffic standard at the corner of the Trans-Canada Highway and Shuswap St. NE in Salmon Arm.

The vehicle had been travelling eastbound on the number-one highway when it slowed for a red light at the intersection. The vehicle then proceeded through the intersection and hit a pole.

Bystanders assisted the driver and called 911. The BC Ambulance Service attended and CPR was performed on the man who was taken to hospital in critical condition.

“Evidence at the scene as well as witness information obtained at the time indicate the driver may have had a medical episode while driving prior to the collision with the light pole. Local RCMP continue to investigate the incident,” said Staff Sgt. Scott West.

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