Vernon, B.C.- The names of the three people who died as a result of a crash involving a pick up truck and car on Easter Sunday on highway 97 south of Vernon have been released.

 

Two of the people had been pronounced dead at the scene, the third,   later succumbed to her injuries.

 

19 year old Eric David Robertson  of Armstrong, was the passenger in the pickup. He was pronounced dead at the scene. 

 

70 year old Allan Arthur Allport of Salmon Arm, was the driver of the car, he too was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

 

Allan’s wife, 67 year old Fay Dorothy Allport , was the passenger in the car and succumbed to her injuries in hospital. 

 

The driver of the pickup, a 21 year old Spallumcheen man remains in hospital in stable condition.  His name will not be released. 

 

The investigation into the cause of the crash is continuing.