Just before 9 a.m. on Feb. 14, Elk Valley Regional RCMP attended a two-vehicle collision in the 2100 block of Highway 3 in Fernie, where officers met Fernie Fire Rescue and BC Ambulance Service at the scene.
Police said the vehicles collided after one lost control on the wet, slushy road. Multiple people were taken to Elk Valley Hospital in Fernie.
RCMP reopened the road about an hour after the crash once the investigation at the scene had concluded. Witness information indicated that speed or driver error was not a factor in the crash.
Later, Elk Valley Hospital contacted RCMP to report that a 56-year-old woman from Cranbrook, a passenger in one of the vehicles, had died from injuries sustained in the collision.
RCMP engaged victim services to support those involved.
Police said they spoke with a collision reconstructionist and consulted with BC Highway Patrol as the investigation transitioned to a fatal collision.
Elk Valley Regional RCMP sent their condolences to the family of the deceased.
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