Police investigating after driver, 19, killed in B.C. highway head-on collision

A head-on collision in B.C.’s southeast corner claimed the life of a 19-year-old female on Monday.

According to police, the accident on Highway 3 happened at approximately 5 a.m., between Creston and Cranbrook.

Police say a southbound passenger car and a northbound pickup truck collided, around seven kilometres north of the hamlet of Yahk.

“Preliminary findings by investigators suggests that the passenger car may have veered across the centre line of the highway and into the oncoming lane,” said Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey.

The driver of the car, a 19-year-old woman, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say the driver of the pickup truck, a man in his 20s, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. He was transported to hospital for treatment.

RCMP say they and the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating the fatal collision.

If you witnessed this crash and have not yet spoken to police, you are asked to call the Creston RCMP at 250-428-9313.

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