Burnaby hit-and-run suspects found at Creston motel

Two people have been arrested in Creston, B.C., after a hit-and-run collision that killed a young woman more than 700 kilometres away in Burnaby.

RCMP received a call Sunday morning about two suspicious people who had booked into a motel in the Kootenay town.

The owner of the Skimmerhorn Inn, Brent Powell, said his manager started asking questions when they arrived around 1:30 a.m MT.

"They came in, the gentleman had blood running down his face, he was covered in mud, and the lady with him was covered in mud, and [the manager] thought it was suspicious," said Powell.

The pair said they'd been in an accident and wrecked their car. The manager let them stay, but Powell called police in the morning.

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Officers arrived and interviewed the couple, but suspected them of giving fake names, according to police.

The couple then tried to flee in a taxi, but RCMP learned there was an outstanding warrant for their arrest, and tracked them down and arrested them.

They were also identified as possible suspects in the fatal Burnaby hit-and-run, and Burnaby RCMP officers are now in the Kootenays to continue their investigation, according to an RCMP release.

The investigation into the hit-and-run that killed a 25-year old woman is ongoing.

Burnaby RCMP have previously said a "fraudulently-obtained" black Range Rover ran a red light before hitting the victim's car.

With files from the Canadian Press and CBC's Stephanie Mercier