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Kelowna RCMP investigates fatal crash on Spiers Road

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A man died and a teen was sent to hospital following a crash on Monday night.

The single-vehicle crash occurred just before 10:30 p.m. in the 3700-block of Spiers Road. Police said a blue Chevrolet car went off the road and down a large embankment.

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“The adult male driver of the car was declared deceased at the scene,” Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy said in a press release.

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“The 16-year-old male passenger was transported to hospital by BC Emergency Health Services with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.”

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The scene of the crash was closed for several hours for processing, and investigators are currently determining what led to the collision.

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Noseworthy said BC Coroners Service is conducting its own parallel investigation into the death.

 

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