Police watchdog investigating collision incident near Armstrong

The Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) has been called in to investigate an incident near Armstrong that resulted in two men being taken to hospital.

The incident occurred just before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, when a Vernon North Okanagan Rural RCMP officer heading south on Highway 97A between Armstrong and Enderby was passed by a grey vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed.

The officer turned on the lights and siren but the grey vehicle, which was driving dangerously, got away.

RCMP say the officer deactivated the emergency equipment but continued to look for the vehicle while continuing south.