Columbia Valley RCMP, RCMP Southeast Traffic Services and the BC Coroners Service are currently investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision involving two SUVs, which occurred Saturday morning along Highway 93/95.

At approximately 9:45 a.m. on February 11, Columbia Valley RCMP was dispatched to a motor vehicle incident involving two vehicles on Highway 93/95 approximately two km south of the Invermere intersection. When police arrived they noted that there had been a significant motor vehicle collision between two Sport Utility Vehicles.

Unfortunately, one of the occupants, a 78-year-old female, did not survive the collision and was pronounced deceased at the scene. Preliminary investigation suggests one of the SUVs crossed the centre line and was struck by the other SUV travelling in the opposite direction. At the time of the collision the road conditions were covered with black ice, which may have contributed to the collision. There was no indication that anyone involved was impaired, police report.

Columbia Valley RCMP along with the RCMP branch of the Southeast District Traffic Services and BC Coroners Service are continuing their investigations into the collision and the woman’s death. A traffic reconstructionist is engaged and will assist with the investigation. The highway was closed for a large portion of the morning and afternoon hours and will reopen once the scene is cleaned and deemed safe for travel.

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