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One person is dead after a head-on collision on Highway 97 near Trout Creek Monday night.

Summerland emergency responders were dispatched to the crash near Arkell Rd. at 10:18 p.m.

“On scene RCMP investigators determined that a southbound 2017 GMC Acadian, driven by a 72-year-old male, had crossed over the centreline and struck a northbound 2012 Jeep Patriot, driven by a 25-year-old female who was accompanied by a 29-year-old female passenger,” Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said in a news release.

All three were taken to hospital with serious injuries, but the 29-year-old female passenger of the northbound vehicle passed away at the hospital.

The accident resulted in the closure of the highway for several hours overnight.

The South Okanagan RCMP Traffic Services and BC Coroners Services continue to investigate.