2 dead in head-on collision on Hwy 3 near Princeton

Two people were killed in a vehicle collision outside of a B.C. Interior townthis weekend, police say.

Police and emergency crews were called to thehead-on collisiontwo kilometres east of Princeton, B.C., Saturday just after 5:20 p.m. PT, RCMP said in a statement Monday.

A man in his 70s and a woman in her 50s, both from Vancouver, were travelling westbound on Highway 3 when theirblue 2016 Ford Explorercollided with an eastbound white WesternStar semi-trailer.

The couple in the Ford died at the scene, according to the statement, while the driver of the semi was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

South Okanagan Traffic Services in Keremeos, B.C.,are investigatingwith assistance from the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement branch and the BC CoronersService.

Alcohol impairment is not suspected and both road and weather conditions at the time were excellent, but the glare from the setting sun couldhave affected the visibility of the westbound driver, police said.

Investigators are asking witnesses who have not yetcome forward, including anyone with dashcamvideo, to call RCMP at 250-499-2250.