Multi-vehicle crash between Golden and Revelstoke, B.C. leaves 1 dead, 4 injured
Highway 1 was closed for most of Sunday morning after collision between motor home and pickup truck
A fatal crash on Highway 1 between Golden and Revelstoke, B.C. left one driver dead on Sunday and four people, including two children, injured.
RCMP say they were called to the multi-vehicle accident just after 8 a.m. PT.
The crash involved a pickup truck travelling eastbound on the Trans-Canada Highway colliding with a motor home in the opposite lane.
The driver of the eastbound truck, a 48-year-old Saskatchewan man, was pronounced dead at the scene, with the driver of the motor home airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.
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—@DriveBCThe crash closed the highway for nearly six hours. It reopened around 2 p.m.
Police say investigators are still working to determine the cause of the collision, but have ruled out speed and alcohol as factors.
The other passengers in the pickup truck, a woman and a child, were hospitalized with serious injuries.
A child travelling in the motor home was also transported to hospital following the crash. RCMP said their injuries were serious, but not life-threatening.
Two other vehicles, a semi-truck and another pickup truck, were also caught up in the incident. Police said the occupants were not injured.
Staff Sgt. Janelle Shoihet said traffic on the highway was slow-moving in both directions on Sunday and recommended drivers take detours if possible.