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Investigation after attempted traffic stop, deadly crash, near Vernon, B.C.
BY , Oct 26, 2020 7:36 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A man is dead and a woman is hurt after their vehicle crashed as police tried to pull it over, just north of Vernon, B.C.
A statement from RCMP says an officer from the Vernon North Okanagan detachment spotted the Mazda 6 near Armstrong just after 3 a.m. Sunday and suspected it was stolen.
It crashed into a shallow ditch minutes later, killing the driver and injuring the female passenger.
The Independent Investigations Office, which examines all police-involved deaths or serious injures in B.C., confirms it has been called.
It says a team will determine whether police actions or inactions contributed to the death.
The BC Coroners Service is also carrying out its own investigation.
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