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Car plunges off Westside Road near Traders Cove

Car plunges off Westside Road near Traders Cove | iNFOnews.ca
Vernon RCMP Credit: Contributed Photographer: Charlotte Helston

WEST KELOWNA – RCMP say the young woman behind the wheel of the car flew off Westside Road Sunday morning was going too fast.

The car plunged about 75 feet down a steep slope near Traders Cove just after 9 a.m.

West Kelowna firefighters, B.C. Ambulance paramedics and the West Kelowna RCMP all responded.

The driver, a woman in her 20’s, and the passenger, a man also in his 20’s, managed to get out and make their way to the road as emergency crews arrived.

The woman suffered very minor injuries. Her passenger wasn’t hurt.

“They didn’t even have to go with the ambulance,” according to West Kelowna RCMP Const. Ray Ennis.

No charges are being considered.

Westside Road was down to one lane for a couple of hours as a crew worked to get the vehicle up the embankment and towed away.

To contact the reporter for this story, email halexander@infotelnews.ca or call 250-491-0331.

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Howard Alexander

Howard Alexander

Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.

Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.

He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.

If you have an event to share contact Howard at 250-309-5343or email halexander@infonews.ca.

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