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Photo: Castanet A Kamloops man is dead after a crash that closed Highway 97 for several hours near Westwold on Sunday morning. Cpl. Tania Finn with the North Okanagan RCMP says frontline officers responded to a collision between and motorcycle and a truck at about 10 a.m. on Sunday. The incident took place in the 6500-block of Highway 97 near Westwold. An investigation found a motorcycle was travelling south on the highway and rear ended a pick up truck that was stopped and waiting to make a turn off the highway. "Sadly, despite the best efforts of bystanders and medical personnel, the motorcycle rider, a 66-year-old Kamloops man, was pronounced deceased," said Finn. The highway was closed for about six hours to allow responders to safely complete their work and police to complete their investigation.Man dead in Hwy. 97 crash
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