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UPDATE: Truck involved in Kamloops hit and run located
KAMLOOPS - One driver is in hospital and officers were searching for the driver of another vehicle that left the scene of the collision in Sahali late this afternoon. The collision occurred near Summit Drive and Waddington Drive in Upper Sahali today, Jan. 5. RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Darren Michels says a male driver is in...
Westsyde Road collision claims life of 32-year-old Kamloops woman
KAMLOOPS - Slippery winter road conditions led to a fatal collision on Westsyde Road last night. Two vehicles collided in the 1700 block of the road around 8 p.m. yesterday, Jan. 4, according to Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Cheryl Bush. A vehicle travelling towards Kamloops lost control on a curve and crossed over into the...
UPDATE: Five-vehicle collision on Highway 5 in Kamloops sends four to hospital
KAMLOOPS - A crash on the highway between Sun Rivers and Mount Paul Way sent four to hospital earlier today and traffic on Highway 5 is still reduced to a single lane in each direction. Officers investigated a five-vehicle crash that occurred at 9 a.m. this morning, Dec. 29. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for Kamloops...
One person in hospital following Trans-Canada crash in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A man is in hospital with life threatening injuries following a crash on Highway 1 in Valleyview this morning. Around 6 a.m. today, Dec. 23, a westbound vehicle collided with a power pole on the Trans-Canada Highway near Oriole Road. The vehicle then came back onto the roadway and was struck by another...
Vernon woman hit by car remains in hospital
VERNON - A local woman remains in hospital after getting hit by a car Saturday evening. A car travelling east on 30 Avenue collided with the woman around 5:30 p.m. Dec. 12, Const. Jocelyn Noseworthy says. The 45-year-old woman was taken to Vernon Jubilee Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. She has since been transferred...
Dirt biker near Salmon Arm hit trying to cross highway
TAPPEN - A dirt biker is in hospital with severe injuries after he was hit by oncoming traffic while trying to cross the Trans-Canada Highway Nov. 21, police say. Staff Sgt. Scott West of Salmon Arm RCMP says in a media release investigators believe the man riding the bike didn't stop before crossing near Bolton...
Drugs found in semi involved in fatal crash east of Revelstoke this morning
REVELSTOKE - One person is dead, Highway 1 between Golden and Revelstoke is closed and a drug trafficking investigation is underway after two commercial trucks collided early this morning, Nov. 17. Police say the cause of the crash is being investigated though compact snow with slippery sections and limited visibility with blowing snow was being reported...
Coroner identifies cyclist killed in Rutland
KELOWNA - The 62-year-old cyclist who died Sept. 25 after colliding with a car near Springfield Road has been identified by the B.C. Coroners Service. Imre James Nagy of Kelowna was riding his bicycle northbound on Belgo Road in Kelowna around noon when he was involved in a collision with a car near the intersection...
Car stolen, crashed but no suspects
KAMLOOPS - Police are looking for someone with perhaps a few fresh wounds after they found a stolen car wrapped around a light standard near Peterson Creek Bridge late last night, July 20. RCMP Sgt. Karen Delorey said in a release this morning police were called to the single vehicle collision on Highway 1 just...
Emergency personnel respond to traffic accident on Highway 97 in Vernon
VERNON - Emergency crews responded to a collision involving a truck and a motorcycle on a busy Vernon road Friday morning. Witnesses say the accident happened at the bottom of Hospital Hill on Highway 97 in Vernon and a person was seen lying in the roadway. Vernon RCMP confirm there had been an accident between...
‘All of a sudden, a friggin’ moose comes out of nowhere and lands on the front of the truck’
KELOWNA - Doug Adams remembers the moose slamming into the hood, then sliding up the windshield, six inches from his face. The impact brought the one-ton diesel truck to an instant standstill. Adams, 56, of Vernon, was the passenger in a truck that collided with an estimated 800 pound moose last Friday, May 1, in...
Deer causes two separate crashes on Trans-Canada
KAMLOOPS – A deer crossing the TransCanada Highway at the east end of Kamloops this morning caused a pair of crashes. RCMP say shortly after 9 a.m., April 23, a deer ran into traffic east of the Kokanee Way exit and was hit by a westbound vehicle. The driver wasn't hurt and was able to...
Pedestrian killed in highway collision
CACHE CREEK - RCMP are still investigating the cause of a collision that left one pedestrian dead on Highway 1 outside of Cache Creek this past weekend. Ashcroft RCMP Sgt. Michel Grondin said around 5:10 a.m. Saturday, April 11, police attended the scene where a 45-year-old man died after being struck by a pickup truck...
Crash on Coquihalla possibly due to winter conditions
KAMLOOPS - Fresh snow and slush, and ‘inadequate winter tires’, may have led to a crash near the Inks Lake brake check this morning that caused injuries to several people. The crash occurred around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, March 25, according to Rural RCMP Staff Sgt. Doug Aird. An older model Dodge van heading northbound...
Charges recommended against driver who fled crash scene
KAMLOOPS – Charges are being recommended against a driver of a black Dodge SUV after his alleged involvement in two separate incidents, including a crash that sent two people to hospital yesterday, March 10. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for the Kamloops RCMP detachment, said the 43-year-old male was involved in a physical altercation with...