One person is dead as a result of a crash that occurred on the Okanagan Connector on Tuesday, Jan. 23.
Around 7:40 p.m., Kamloops RCMP, Merritt RCMP, and BC Highway Patrol attended the crash which involved a semi-truck and a pickup truck on a stretch of highway between Merritt and West Kelowna near Hamilton Hill. Since attending the scene, Merritt RCMP conducted the initial investigation with Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Services (BCHP-CARS), Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement, and the Ministry of Transportation.