Motor Vehicle Collisions

Salmon Arm RCMP News Release August 14, 2023

Uninsured Vehicle Rollover

On August 11th, 2023, at 9:30 pm, the Salmon Arm RCMP were called to a single-vehicle collision at the corner of 70th Ave SW and 70th Street SW. A black 2-door car had left the road and rolled over in an adjacent field. The vehicle was uninsured and had not been insured for years. There was no driver located at the scene. RCMP officers conducted a search of the area and did not locate anyone in the vicinity. The vehicle was towed from the scene.

Serious Collision Involving E-Bike and Vehicle

On August 11th, 2023, at 4:30 pm, police and emergency crews were called to attend the 2900 block of Cedar Drive in Blind Bay. According to witness accounts and closed-circuit video from the area, a 17-year-old male, who is a resident of Blind Bay, was traveling at speed on an E-Bike. As the rider negotiated a corner, he crossed into the path of a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction, resulting in a collision.

The rider of the bike became lodged under the vehicle. He was extracted from under the vehicle and transported to the hospital in Kamloops. The operator of the bike suffered serious injuries, which the hospital is treating in the ICU. The driver of the vehicle was cooperative at the scene and was not injured.

In this case, the rider was wearing a helmet that one would expect to see the operator of a motorcycle wearing. The construction standards of the helmet, as opposed to a standard bicycle helmet, undoubtedly minimized the injuries sustained in this collision.