RCMP investigating deadly collision on Highway 5 near Hope

RCMP in Hope are investigating a motor vehicle collision that claimed one life on Wednesday.

The Hope detachment report they responded to a collision between two passenger vehicles at approximately 9:20 p.m. The collision occurred in the 3200 block of Highway 5 in the northbound lanes.

RCMP spokesperson S/Sgt. Mike Sargent reported that one of the drivers, a 69-year-old man from Hope, succumbed to injuries he sustained and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The northbound lanes of highway 5 were closed for several hours as frontline police officers and the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service gathered information from the scene.

The collision remains under investigation; however, it appears that alcohol was not a factor.