RCMP busy with motor vehicle incidents

A two vehicle collision just east of Creston shut down Highway 3 for several hours yesterday evening.

RCMP say a vehicle was all over the road and hit a smart car which then rolled into the ditch.

The driver of the other car had reportedly suffered a medical emergency.

There were undetermined injuries but no charges are pending.

However charges are pending after a stolen truck from Cranbrook ended up in Kootenay Lake near Boswell on Friday.

RCMP had initially received complaints from Yahk and Creston that the pickup was speeding and being driven dangerously.

The joyride came to a halt on Highway 3-A when the truck went into the lake.

The driver faces charges of possession of stolen property and dangerous driving causing bodily harm.

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