Traffic Fatality
Shuswap crash claims life of Salmon Arm man
Jan 31, 2022 | 11:27 AM
SALMON ARM, B.C. — RCMP say a resident of the Salmon Arm area died in a single-vehicle crash.
Officers and BC Ambulance were called to the 8000-block of Black Road near Salmon Arm Friday, Jan. 28 to a report of a vehicle in the ditch.
“When police and ambulance arrived, they located a vehicle in the ditch and the sole occupant, a 58-year- old male resident of the area was located in the locked vehicle deceased. The vehicle lost control in a curve, rolled and hit a tree before coming to a stop,” said RCMP Staff Sgt. Scott West.
West added evidence at the scene indicate the driver was not wearing a seatbelt.