Lumby victims identified

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The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of two persons who died following a motor vehicle incident near Lumby on Dec. 6.

They were Diedre Naomi-Ann Hughes, aged 57, of Vernon, and her daughter, Emma Maria Danielle Froh, aged 22, of Lumby.

Froh was the driver of, and Ms. Hughes the passenger in, a car heading westbound on Highway 6 about 7 p.m. on Dec. 6 when, near the intersection of Dure Meadow Road, it was involved in a collision with a eastbound SUV.

Both were deceased at the scene. Road conditions were noted to be icy at the time.

The BC Coroners Service and RCMP Traffic Services continue to investigate these deaths.
 

A crash near Vernon yesterday has claimed two lives.

Highway 6 was shut down near the Tolko Mill on Saturday after a head-on crash took place around 7 p.m.

According to Vernon RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk, two women from the Lumby area were killed when their Pontiac Sunfire crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a Ford Excursion.

The two people in the Ford were taken to hospital in Vernon to be treated for their injuries.

Police believe icy road conditions contributed to the crash. 

They are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to call either the Vernon or Lumby RCMP with any details.