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Police seek witnesses of Skookumchuck crash
Kimberley RCMP is seeking witnesses to a crash that occurred on June 9 at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Highway 93/95 near Skookumchuck.
Police are specifically looking for persons who may have observed the driving behavior of either vehicle prior to the crash.
The northbound vehicle was a 2002 grey Ford Escape with an Alberta License plate with a female driver. The southbound vehicle was a 2008 red Toyota Corolla with two female occupants.
Police are also looking for persons who may have come in contact with the drivers of either vehicle in the hours preceding the crash.
If you have any information, please contact the Kimberley RCMP detachment, 250 427-4811.
Three persons were seriously injured in the two-vehicle crash.
Initially all three occupants were trapped in the vehicles and once removed they were transported to East Kootenay Regional Hospital; they were then transferred to Calgary.
The crash occurred when the northbound vehicle, with a lone female occupant, crossed the centre line and collided head on with the southbound vehicle with two occupants.
A collision analyst attended the scene and conducted an examination.
The highway was blocked for approximately two hours but there was an old road nearby which allowed some vehicles to proceed.
Cpl. Chris Newel,
Kimberley RCMP
