2 killed in hit-and-run near Armstrong, B.C., police seeking witnesses
Authorities are asking witnesses to come forward following a hit-and-run in B.C.'s North Okanagan that left two men dead over the weekend.
The head-on collision happened around 1:30 a.m. Saturday on Highway 97A near Armstrong, and involved two pickup trucks – a black GMC Sierra and a tan Chevrolet.
Two of the passengers in the Chevrolet, identified as a 19-year-old from Vernon and a 20-year-old from Coldstream, were killed.
After the crash, the Sierra driver and a passenger 'left the scene on foot without identifying themselves to witnesses or police,' B.C. Highway Patrol said in a news release Monday.
Officers arrested a suspect driver later that day.
Authorities have already spoken with some witnesses, but are hoping to speak to more as they work to understand 'exactly how the tragedy unfolded,' BCHP said.
'Witness reports say that a 2009 GMC Sierra with lifted suspension and a tidy tank in the bed was driving the wrong way on the divided highway prior to the fatal collision,' said Cpl. Michael McLaughlin, in a statement.
'There may be people who had a near-miss with the black GMC Sierra who have not yet spoken to police. We need to speak to those people, and dash-camera video would be very useful.'
Authorities have not released the suspect driver's name, but said he is a 30-year-old Armstrong resident.
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