Another accident in the Hoffman’s Bluff area near chase has claimed a life.
A woman driving a car eastbound on Highway 1 on Monday, Feb. 10, apparently crossed the centre line, colliding with a westbound Ford pickup truck.
The woman, who was alone in her vehicle, died at the scene, while the two occupants of the truck were treated at the scene and taken to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.
RCMP Const. Tony Clack said roads were in wintery conditions with some slippery sections. He said alcohol does not appear to be a factor.
The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of family.
The accident occurred at about 11:45 a.m., approximately 11 kilometres west of Chase.
The crash scene is in the same general area of an accident that claimed two lives less than two weeks ago.
On Jan. 31, on Highway 1 about two kilometres west of Chase, two men from Ontario — 59-year-old Mehmed Fazlic and 43-year-old Slobodan Katic — died when their eastbound semi-truck collided with a westbound rig.
Investigators have determined Fazlic was behind the wheel at the time of the collision, while Katic was in the rig’s sleeping compartment.
