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

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.