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BC Highway Patrol
2025-01-07 12:02 PST
File # 2100 2024-4895
A woman is dead and three people are seriously hurt after a collision near Cranbrook, and BC Highway Patrol needs your help to learn exactly what happened.
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The collision happened on December 26, 2024, just after 7:30 p.m. on Highway 3/95 near Stropky Road, Cranbrook, BC, when a southbound black Cadillac Escalade collided with a northbound red Honda CRV. The lone passenger in the Honda CRV, a 64-year-old woman from Grand Forks, did not survive. The driver of the Honda CRV, along with two passengers in the Cadillac Escalade, were seriously hurt.
BC Highway Patrol is asking anyone who saw the events leading up to this collision to speak with us about what happened, and we are especially interested in any dash camera video, said Corporal Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol. This was the second fatal collision in less than a week in the winter conditions near Cranbrook. Please everyone, slow down and make sure you are driving sober and without any distractions.
BC Highway Patrol is asking anyone who saw the events leading up to this collision to speak with us about what happened, and we are especially interested in any dash camera video,
This was the second fatal collision in less than a week in the winter conditions near Cranbrook. Please everyone, slow down and make sure you are driving sober and without any distractions.
The cause of the collision is still under investigation. Neither speed nor impairment have been ruled out.
If you saw the events leading up to the collision, contact BC Highway Patrol Cranbrook at 250-420-4244 and refer to file 2024-4895.
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