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Salmo man killed in crash

A 72-year-old Salmo man has died in a single vehicle crash off Highway 3, about four kilometres east of the village.

It happened on Sunday. The man was found dead at the scene.

The victim’s name hasn’t been released.

RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are working together to determine the cause of the collision. But they don’t think road conditions were a factor.

Greg Nesteroff
Greg Nesteroff
Greg has been working in West Kootenay news media off and on since 1998. When he's not on the air, he's busy writing about local history. He has recently published a book about the man who founded the ghost town of Sandon.

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