Close X
Thursday, November 14, 2024
ADVT 
National

Man Riding On Roof Of Moving Car Dies In Vernon, B.C., Rollover

The Canadian Press, 02 Jun, 2016 12:09 PM
  • Man Riding On Roof Of Moving Car Dies In Vernon, B.C., Rollover
VERNON, B.C. — Police say a 27-year-old man is dead after the car he was riding on top of rolled over in Vernon, B.C.
 
RCMP say they received a report of a single vehicle collision early Wednesday morning, and arrived to find a man dead at the scene.
 
Investigators determined the man had been "roof surfing," or riding on top of the 2007 Dodge Caliber as it travelled down the road before it rolled over.
 
Police say the a 35-year-old man, a 40-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman were inside the car when it crashed, but the two men walked away from the scene.
 
 
One of the men went to the Vernon RCMP detachment later in the day and was released without being charged.
 
RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are investigating.

MORE National ARTICLES

B.C. Liberal Candidate Randy Rinaldo Ends Campaign Over 'Insensitive' Tweets

B.C. Liberal Candidate Randy Rinaldo Ends Campaign Over 'Insensitive' Tweets
Randy Rinaldo announced Friday in a statement posted to Twitter that he had withdrawn his candidacy for the riding of Burnaby-Lougheed.

B.C. Liberal Candidate Randy Rinaldo Ends Campaign Over 'Insensitive' Tweets

Conservative Election Campaign Drove Muslims Away, Convention Hears

Conservative Election Campaign Drove Muslims Away, Convention Hears
Urz Heer, a turquoise scarf covering her hair, chastised her fellow Conservatives and party leadership, saying the campaign unfairly targeted her community.

Conservative Election Campaign Drove Muslims Away, Convention Hears

Wildrose Suspends MLA From Caucus Over His Comment On Twitter Insult To Kathleen Wynne

Wildrose Suspends MLA From Caucus Over His Comment On Twitter Insult To Kathleen Wynne
A brouhaha over comments made about Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne in the Alberta legislature continued to escalate Friday with the Opposition Wildrose party suspending the MLA who made them.

Wildrose Suspends MLA From Caucus Over His Comment On Twitter Insult To Kathleen Wynne

Conservatives Nix Push To Make Rona Ambrose Eligible For Permanent Leadership

VANCOUVER — Emotions ran high at the Conservative convention on Friday as delegates sparred over party policies and politics.

Conservatives Nix Push To Make Rona Ambrose Eligible For Permanent Leadership

Elbows Down: Tory Whip Says Time To Move Past Incident In The House

Elbows Down: Tory Whip Says Time To Move Past Incident In The House
VANCOUVER — Conservative whip Gord Brown says he hopes cooler heads will prevail when the House of Commons returns on Monday.

Elbows Down: Tory Whip Says Time To Move Past Incident In The House

Conservatives Set To Vote On Dropping Same Sex Marriage Ban From Policy

Conservatives Set To Vote On Dropping Same Sex Marriage Ban From Policy
Those meetings saw divisions emerge among some Conservatives over issues such as assisted dying and marijuana as well as gay marriage.  

Conservatives Set To Vote On Dropping Same Sex Marriage Ban From Policy