Police investigating after person found dying at the side of the road near Yale, B.C. - Action News
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Police investigating after person found dying at the side of the road near Yale, B.C.

Officer were called to a location north of Yale Wednesday morning, RCMP said, for reports of a person lying next to the highway. The person had life-threatening injuries and died at the scene.

Individual found lying next to highway with life-threatening injuries dies at scene

Alicia Berg was found dying along Highway 1 north of Yale. (Google Street View)

Police are investigating a suspicious deathnorth ofYale, B.C.

In a statement, RCMP said officers were called to the community,about 20 kilometres north of Hope, for reports of a person lying on the side of Highway 1 Wednesday morning.

They arrived around 4:15 a.m. PT and found a person with life-threatening injurieswho laterdied at the side of the road.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is working with Hope RCMP on the file.

RCMP did not specify the sex of the victim and said IHIT would provide any further information.

DriveBCearlierreportedthe closure of Highway 1 in both directions at Toll Road inYaledue to a "vehicle incident."

The provincial highway information service advisesdrivers to use the Coquihalla Highway in the meantime.