RCMP confirm three people have died in a tragic crash on the Trans-Canada Highway near Sorrento on Tuesday. Sgt. Barry Kennedy of the Chase RCMP says a 51-year-old man from Sorrento, who was heading east in a sedan, and a 60- and 67-year-old husband and wife from Blind Bay, who were traveling west in an SUV, were killed in the crash. . “Initial indications from witnesses (are) that the eastbound vehicle crossed the double solid line and collided head-on with the westbound vehicle,” Kennedy says. Staff Sergeant Janelle Shoihet with the BC RCMP said in a news release that police arrived to find paramedics had already pronounced the occupants of both vehicles dead at the scene. A crash reconstructionist from the BC Highway Patrol was called to assist in the investigation, which closed the highway for several hours. The crash happened at about 1 p.m. in the 400 block of the highway. “Our thoughts are with all those affected by this terrible tragedy,” Kennedy said. The crash remains under investigation, and Kennedy says it’s too early to say whether drugs or alcohol were a factor.
