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Driver flees Highway 97A crash, could be charged

RCMP say the accident happened on Highway 97A south of Swansea Point. Google Maps

Sicamous – A 26-year-old man may face criminal charges after he crashed a company vehicle, that according to police, he didn’t have permission to take.

Sicamous RCMP say Monday afternoon a truck carrying a work site first aid camper hit an electronic traffic control board trailer and then a rock face on Highway 97A south of Swansea Point.

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The vehicle ended up on a concrete barricade.

The driver fled the scene but was later found by police and taken to hospital.

Police estimate the collision caused over $30,000 in damages.

RCMP says witnesses report the truck was being driven in a dangerous manner before it crashed.

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