Poor road conditions a factor in fatal crash near Cherryville BC

Source: Vernon Morning Star [adapted]

BRITISH COLUMBIA - A tragic crash has claimed the life of a Kamloops-area man.

RCMP say weather and poor road conditions played a factor in a fatal motor-vehicle collision on Highway 6 Monday.

Police, Lumby Fire Rescue and emergency crews responded to the three-vehicle collision at the Monashee Summit, east of Cherryville, at around 2:15 p.m.

Police report a Ford five-ton truck travelling west with two occupants was involved in a sideswipe collision with an eastbound loaded logging truck.

The Ford was then rear-ended by a Toyota SUV with four occupants.

The driver of the Ford, Lee Gord Pasenko, 37, of Kamloops, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Six people – the logging truck driver, a passenger in the Pasenko vehicle and the four SUV occupants – were taken to hospital with undetermined injuries.

The crash closed the highway for more than four hours until the wreckage was cleared.

The cause of the collision is still under investigation.

Any witnesses to the crash who have not yet come forward are asked to contact North Okanagan Traffic RCMP at 250-545-7171.