NEW DENVER, B.C. – A 62-year old New Denver man is dead after a single-vehicle crash north of the village yesterday.
The crash occurred at approximately 1:52 PM on Highway 6 north of New Denver, RCMP states in a news release.
Police say they believe the driver, a 62-year old man was traveling at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control in a right-hand curve.
The vehicle went off-road right and then across the oncoming lanes to rest off road left.
“The highway was closed for several hours while police and the Coroner’s service completed their scene examination and the vehicle was removed. The RCMP will be working with the Coroner to determine if there were any other factors that contributed to the crash”, RCMP writes.