Indian Head RCMP report the accident on Highway 1 at the intersection with Highway 56 over the noon hour yesterday (Thurs) was a fatal one involving an SUV and a semi. Both vehicles were traveling on Highway 1.

RCMP say a passenger in the SUV, an 80-year-old woman from Vernon, B.C. was declared dead by EMS at the scene. The driver was transported to hospital by STARS with injuries described as serious and the semi driver was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The investigation continues with help from an RCMP collision reconstructionist.