Speed, intoxication contributed to crash that killed 3 in southeast B.C., police say

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Three people were killed in a single-vehicle crash in southeastern British Columbia on Tuesday, police say. RCMP said a car left the road and crashed down an embankment in the community of Wilmer, north of Invermere.

3 passengers were killed in the single-vehicle crash north of Invermere on Tuesday, RCMP say

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The RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating after three people died when a car left the road and crashed down an embankment Tuesday in the community of Wilmer, B.C. (Shutterstock)

Three people were killed in a single-vehicle crash in southeastern British Columbia on Tuesday, police say.

RCMP said a car left the road and crashed down an embankment in the community of Wilmer, north of Invermere.

The car’s three passengers were pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Police said in a statement that speed and intoxication are both believed to be contributing factors in the crash.

An RCMP Highway Patrol crash reconstruction team is assisting the Mounties and the B.C. Coroners Service as they investigate the incident.

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