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Car Accident
Kamloops crash: Third victim, from Kelowna, in critical condition
One of the three victims of the car crash that occurred last week in Kamloops…
Online fundraiser launched for TRU athlete killed in car crash
An online fundraiser has has been set up for Owyn McInnis’ family, the Thompson Rivers…
Three people fighting for their lives after head-on crash north of Keremeos
A head-on crash north of Keremeos yesterday evening sent four people to hospital, three with…
Driver killed in crash on Yellowhead in Kamloops
A person was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Kamloops this morning. Around 6 a.m.…
One dead, two injured after crash on Coquihalla south of Merritt
A crash between a pickup and semi-truck on the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt earlier…
Scholarship created in memory of Kamloops student killed in car accident
The life of a young man in Kamloops was cut short weeks before his grade…
Kamloops accident victim with brain injury battling ICBC no-fault insurance scheme
Every day is a struggle for former Kamloops resident Rise Gronlund, who was left with…
Woman reunited with Diego the dog more than a week after Vernon car accident
VERNON - He’s hungry, dehydrated, and a bit scratched up, but Diego is home. The five-year-old Chihuahua went missing Sept. 21 after jumping out a window during a car accident in Vernon. His owner, Tonya Olson, spent the last nine days desperately searching for him, holding out hope that he was alive. On Wednesday, Sept....
Two Vernon dogs escaped car crash, one still missing
VERNON - A Vernon woman is pleading with the public to keep an eye out for her dog after it jumped from a car following a crash and hasn’t been seen since. Tonya Olson says her boyfriend was driving with their two dogs, Rizza and Diego, on Sept. 21 when the vehicle spun out of...
Driver in hospital after truck flips, lands on roof in Vernon
VERNON - A man is considered lucky to be alive after his truck crashed and rolled on a busy Vernon thoroughfare. Emergency crews responded to the single vehicle crash around 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, at the intersection of 58 Avenue and 27 Street. Deputy fire chief Jack Blair says the overturned vehicle was found...
Single vehicle crash on Highway 3 sends six to hospital
OSOYOOS - A single vehicle collision Sunday morning sent six people to hospital after the vehicle left the road and went down an embankment. The crash happened around 9:30 a.m., July 5, near Kobau Mountain west of Osoyoos. A four-door Honda Civic with six occupants left the road and went down an embankment. All the...
Vernon RCMP seek witnesses in weekend hit and run
VERNON - Police are appealing to the public for information about a hit and run that left a motorcyclist seriously injured. The accident happened around 2:05 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, at Okanagan Landing Road and Fulton Road, RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says. According to a witness, a silver Toyota Celica appeared to stop in...
Driver ticketed after setting off three vehicle accident at Vernon intersection
VERNON - A driver has been ticketed for setting off a chain of events involving three vehicles the afternoon of Tuesday, May 12. The crash happened around 3 p.m. at Highway 6 and 15 Street and sent two children to hospital. Police spoke with the drivers involved, and witnesses to figure out what happened, RCMP...
Vernon nurse left in a wheelchair after hit and run could use your help
VERNON - The life of a Vernon mother and nurse changed forever when she was struck in a hit and run last December. The woman, in her 40s, was left a quadriplegic and is currently receiving treatment in Vancouver. Friends have launched a fundraising page to help with her recovery. “Robin has spent her career...
Father thought he’d be celebrating her wedding, not her life
KELOWNA – In the parking lot of a large church in Rutland, friends and family of the young woman killed in a car accident last week watched as her remains were slowly driven down Highway 33 atop a Joe Rich Fire Rescue truck. Hundreds of people gathered on Saturday morning, Feb. 7, to remember Alexandra Paulina...