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Cranbrook woman dies following single-vehicle collision

Cranbrook RCMP said a 70-year-old woman has died after a single-vehicle collision on Tuesday.

According to police, the collision occurred Tuesday morning in the 900 block of King Street West in Cranbrook

“A 70-year-old female from Cranbrook was unresponsive and transported to East Kootenay Regional Hospital and subsequently airlifted to Calgary for treatment,” said Sgt. Shayne Parker in a Cranbrook RCMP release.

The woman passed away the following day on Wednesday, August 19th.

“Neither impairment nor driving behaviour is suspected to be involved as a factor in the collision,” added Parker.

Bradley Jones
Bradley Jones
Delivering local news and sports in the East Kootenay since April 2016, Bradley now calls Cranbrook home. Born and raised in Airdrie, AB, Bradley graduated from Lethbridge College, and has been a journalist, news anchor and reporter since 2014. Bradley took on local News Director responsibilities when he moved to Cranbrook in 2016. He is now Vista Radio's Kootenay News Director, managing and overseeing all news operations at the company's five regional radio stations in Cranbrook, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, and Grand Forks.

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