Two local residents were killed when their car went off the highway near Revelstoke on July 20, B.C. Coroners Service announced Wednesday.
Around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, husband and wife Tang Sing Ling, 75, and Lai Hing Wong, 74, were driving eastbound about seven kilometres west of Revelstoke when their minivan veered off the highway and hit “a large dirt embankment,” stated a press release.
According to the coroners service, Wong was pronounced dead at the scene and Ling was flown by air ambulance to Kelowna General Hospital, where he died the following day.
The couple’s car was the only vehicle involved in the crash and both the coroner and RCMP traffic services continue to investigate the incident, added the release.
