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ATV accident kills one near Chase

The driver of an ATV was killed Jan. 1 after going off an embankment on the Kamloops Shuswap Road.

The driver of an ATV was killed Jan. 1 after going off an embankment on the Kamloops Shuswap Road.

Chase RCMP responded to a request from the B.C. Ambulance Service at 7 a.m. in the Pritchard area.

Two riders on a single ATV were driving on the road when when it failed to make a left turn and went off a steep embankment.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, while the passenger was transported to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops with undisclosed, but not life-threatening injuries.

Chase RCMP and the B.C. Coroner's Service are still investigating.

The identity of the victim has not been released pending notification of next-of-kin.