Collision between snow plow dump truck, Kia SUV kills 8-year-old boy: B.C. Highway Patrol

CASTLEGAR — BC Highway Patrol officers are investigating a fatal collision between a snow plow dump truck and a Kia SUV that resulted in the death of an 8-year-old boy just outside Castlegar over the weekend.

According to a statement from BC Highway Patrol spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin, police are asking for witnesses and dashcam video to help learn exactly what happened.

The fatal collision occurred on Saturday morning, Dec. 7 shortly after 8 a.m. on Highway 3 outside Castlegar. Road conditions were cold and icy with freezing rain, Cpl. McLaughlin said.

Police say a pedestrian received life-altering injuries when he was hit by the Kia after it spun away from the dump truck. The pedestrian, a 57-year-old Castlegar man, stopped to assist an unrelated vehicle that drove into a ditch Saturday morning.