NEAR SICAMOUS — Sicamous RCMP say a man driving on Highway 1 stuck to his instinct when he smelled smoke and pulled over.
The man luckily managed to get out of his vehicle before it ignited in flames.
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Cst. Patrick Pyper says the man pulled over about half a kilometre east of Bernie Road on Highway 1 between Salmon Arm and Sicamous around 8 p.m. on Monday.
Pyper says it hasn’t been determined what caused the car to flare up, but suspects it has something to do with a faulty ignition, or another electrical problem in the vehicle.
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