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Suspected driving injury in crash into Similkameen river that killed 19-year-old woman

South Okanagan woman killed in clashes, 38-year-old man uninjured

File photo of the side of an RCMP vehicle.
File photo of the side of the RCMP vehicle.

A 19-year-old woman died after her pickup truck crashed into the Similkameen River off Route 3 east of Princeton.

Princeton RCMP and paramedics were called after a single vehicle crash near Bromley Rock State Park at approximately 2:45 a.m. Friday

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A Silverado pickup truck with two occupants left the highway, went down an embankment and partially submerged in a river.

A South Okanagan woman died, but a 38-year-old man was unharmed. Police have not revealed who was driving at the time of the crash, but a driving impairment investigation has been launched.

"This collision and he B.C. Highway Patrol Keremeos undertook to conduct an investigation," he said, RCMP Cpl. Mike Halskov on Monday's release.

Highway Patrol is the Princeton RCMP, a crash analyst, a reconstruction expert, and his B.C. Coroner's Service.

"When a crime is suspected as the cause of a fatal crash, the B.C.

Anyone with information or dash camera video regarding pickup driving patterns prior to the accident should call Highway Patrol at 250-499-2250. You will be asked to

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