Two dead after crash near Kaslo
By Castlegar Source
On Aug. 7, 2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Kaslo RCMP responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision in which an SUV left the roadway and rolled down a steep embankment several km up an old mining road off Hwy 31.
Emergency crews attended. It was learned that a couple were navigating a narrow section of the road when control was lost, causing their SUV to roll down the embankment. The passenger, a 32-year-old man from Nanaimo, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver, a 30-year-old woman from Lantzville, BC, was airlifted to Arrow Lakes Hospital in Nakusp, and later died of her injuries.
The BC Coroners Service is conducting a concurrent investigation.
“We extend our condolences to the family and friends affected by this tragic incident,” said Cpl. James Grandy, BC RCMP spokesperson.
