Peachland – Police and the BC Coroner’s Service continue to investigate a fatal accident caught on a dash cam.
Wednesday at 3:00 pm, RCMP responded to a three vehicle collision on Highway 97 near Buchanan Road in Peachland. Investigators have seized video footage from a passing vehicles digital dash camera which captured the collision as it happened. The footage shows as a north bound black Toyota 4Runner looses control of it’s rear end, causing the Toyota to veer into the on-coming lane where it collided head on with a southbound red BMW Mini Cooper. The Toyota then collided with a blue Honda Civic which had been following the Cooper Mini at the time.
The driver of the Toyota 4Runner, a 47-year-old Kelowna woman, sustained what police describe as serious non-life threatening injuries. She was taken to Kelowna General Hospital in stable condition.
The driver of the BMW Mini Cooper, a 47-year-old woman of Summerland, was gravely injured and initially treated at the scene by an off duty paramedic. She was transported to Kelowna General Hospital in critical condition and has since succumbed to her injuries.
The driver of the Honda Civic was injured, but not seriously, in the crash.
Traffic was affected as Highway 97 thru Peachland had been closed for approximately 2.5 hours to allow a collision re-constructionist to analyze the scene.
Investigators have since ruled out alcohol as a contributing factor in this crash, and continue their investigation to determine whether or not charges will be laid.