Fatal car crash in Salmo
By Castlegar Source
On April 7, at approximately 09:25 a.m.,Salmo RCMP responded to a vehicle crash involving an automobile and a parked dump truck on Railway Avenue (Hwy 6) near 3 Street in Salmo.
The male driver was transported to Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital by ambulance, where he was pronounced deceased. The male has been identified as 52-year-old Salmo resident, Roger Irwin.
According to witnesses, the automobile made a wide left turn onto Hwy 6 from 3 Street into the far parking lot on the west side of the hwy and drove slowly into the driver side rear tires of a parked dump truck. lnnitial investigation appears that Mr. Irwin may have been experiencing a medical condition just prior to the collision.
The BC Coroner Service, Salmo RCMP, and West Kootenay Traffic Services are continuing to investigate this collision.
