's police watchdog is investigating after a man died and a woman was injured when RCMP tried to stop their vehicle on Highway 97A near Armstrong early this morning. Just after 3 a.m., a North Okanagan RCMP officer tried to stop an alleged stolen vehicle on Highway 97A southbound between Powerhouse and McCallan roads, the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. The light-coloured Mazda 6 drove off the road and came to a stop in a shallow ditch near McCallan Road, according to the IIO. A woman who was a passenger in the vehicle was taken to hospital with injuries that were not considered to be life-threatening. The IIO was notified and is now investigating what role, if any, the officer's involvement played in the man's death.

Source: CBC News October 26, 2020 01:30 UTC