A FedEx driver failed to deliver the “Purple Promise” after crashing into a rock face on Highway 97A near Sicamous.
The Sicamous RCMP responded to a report of a single vehicle collision at 10:45 a.m. on Monday, June 15, and found the driver of a northbound courier truck failed to stay in the lane and was driving on the shoulder for a short stretch before hitting the solid rock wall.
The impact tore the right side of the truck cab open “completely destroying” the vehicle.
“Road conditions were excellent at the time with unobstructed visibility and sunlight,” Sgt. Murray McNeil said in a media release. “Police believe the collision was caused by distracted driving with the driver not paying attention to the roadway.”
The driver was uninjured in the incident, but traffic was stopped in both directions for approximately 45 minutes resulting in a backlog of traffic as Highway 1 was closed at the time for construction on the Bruhn Bridge.
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