2 dead after sports car crash at B.C. luxury race track

RCMP say two people are dead after a crash at a luxury race track in B.C.’s Interior.

Mounties say the single-vehicle crash involved a sports car and occurred on Wednesday around 5:30 p.m. at the Area 27 Motorsports Park.

The driver and a passenger in the car were participating at a private event at the luxury race track and “failed to navigate a turn,” causing them to crash into a cement barrier at a high rate of speed, according to police.

“Tragically, both the driver and passenger succumbed to injuries they sustained,” said Cpl. James Grandy, a spokesperson for the BC RCMP.

“Criminality is not believed to be a factor, and the matter is now being investigated by the BC Coroner Service,” he said in a release Thursday.

Area 27 describes itself as an exclusive, luxury members-only motorsports club that incorporates the natural environment of the Okanagan into its track design.

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