A summer celebration turned tragic in Lumby over the weekend.
Two pedestrians were hit by a truck on a rural property Saturday shortly before 12 p.m.
Despite immediate first aid provided by youth witnesses and efforts of paramedics when they arrived, a 15-year-old Lumby youth died.
A second youth, who was also struck by the pick-up, was transported to hospital by ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the pick-up truck fled the scene but was later located by police.
“There were numerous youth present at this gathering who, not only saw this tragic incident, but captured it on cellphone,” said Cpl. Tania Finn, media relations officer with the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP. “Investigators were able to identify, locate and arrest the driver that night.”
A 16-year-old Vernon youth was arrested and later released from police custody pending a future court date.
The youth faces several potential criminal charges related to incident.
The BC Coroners Service attended to the scene to conduct an independent and concurrent fact-finding investigation to determine how, where, when and by what means they came to their unexpected death.
The family of the deceased was notified and are receiving grief support.
RCMP continue to investigate this incident, and anyone with information who has not already spoken to police, is urged to contact them at 250-545-7171.