Lumby-area crash kills 1

One man died Wednesday night in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 6 near Lumby, B.C.

Around 7:20 p.m., police received a report of a single-vehicle collision in the 4200 block of Highway 6 near Lumby.

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“A witness to the collision told police they were following the vehicle eastbound on Highway 6 when it failed to negotiate a curve in the road and drove down an embankment,” Const. Chris Terleski said.

“Sadly the driver, a 66-year-old man, was pronounced deceased at the scene.”

Alcohol or drugs are not believed to be a factor in the collision, which remains under investigation.