Police investigating fatal collision on the Halston

Tk’emlúps Rural

2023-01-06 09:06 PST

File # 2023-592

Investigators are looking for witnesses and video following a Kamloops collision that sadly resulted in the death of an Alberta man yesterday evening.

On Thursday Jan. 5, 2023 at approximately 6:30 p.m., Tk’emlúps Rural RCMP, Municipal Traffic, and Kamloops frontline officers responded to a collision on the Halston Connector, just east of Salish Road, involving a sedan and a man in his 30s who appeared to be attempting to cross the roadway.

The Halston was closed for approximately five hours as a result of the collision. The driver of the sedan remained on scene and is cooperating with the investigation.

The sedan was travelling westbound at the time in the far right lane when the collision occurred, said Corporal Crystal Evelyn, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson. If anyone witnessed or captured dashcam footage of the scene and has not get spoken with police, please contact investigators as soon as possible.

The BC Coroners Service is conducting a concurrent investigation as well.

Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to please contact the Tk’emlúps Rural RCMP Detachment at 250-314-1800.
 

Released by

Cpl. Crystal Evelyn

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Kamloops RCMP
560 Battle Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 6N4
Office: 250-828-3193
Fax: 250-828-3034

Email: crystal.evelyn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Website: kamloops.rcmp.ca

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