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Three horses were fatally injured after an accident with a truck early Saturday morning,

North Okanagan RCMP say members of their rural detachment were called to an accident between a truck and the horses Saturday morning, just after midnight.

The truck apparently struck the horses in the area of Pinecrest Road and Westside Road.

When police arrived they found the truck had major front end damage and the air bags had deployed, but a witness told them the driver was uninjured and left the scene in another vehicle.

“Two of the horses died right away and a third that was seriously injured and was suffering had to be put down,” says RCMP Spokesman Gord Molendyk.

Police are still investigating the file and are looking to speak with the registered owner of the truck.