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Highway 97 Car Accidents

Kaleden car crash sends one to hospital

KALEDEN – A two-car crash on Highway 97 in Kaleden this afternoon has sent one person to hospital. The Dodge Intrepid turning onto the highway from Lakehill Road was hit by a northbound BMW SUV, according to emergency officials at the scene. The SUV ended up in the ditch. Traffic is getting past the wreckage...

Notorious corner claims another vehicle near Penticton

PENTICTON - The sharp curve on Highway 97 at the northern entrance to Penticton was the scene of yet another crash last night, June 15. Witness Tanya Speirs says the vehicle she was in came upon the scene, at the 90-degree corner at the intersection of West Bench Drive, around midnight, moments after it happened....

UPDATE: One dead following Highway 97 crash south of Peachland

WEST KELOWNA - One is dead and another seriously injured following a crash on Highway 97 between Peachland and Summerland Thursday morning. Cpl. Joe Duncan said West Kelowna RCMP and other emergency services responded to a crash around 9 a.m., Thursday, June 4, between a passenger vehicle and a tractor trailer. Duncan says the Toyota...

Few answers in head-on collision that killed Vernon boy

VERNON - What caused a vehicle carrying a Vernon boy to swerve across Highway 97 a year ago remains a mystery, even with the findings of a coroners report. The May 4, 2014 accident killed Rodney Michael Boring, 14, on a stretch of Highway 97 going through Lake Country. Boring was the passenger in a...

Three separate car accidents on Highway 97 south of Vernon

VERNON - Three car accidents on Highway 97 south of Vernon kept emergency crews busy Tuesday morning. The first accident happened at 7:08 a.m. and was followed by a vehicle rollover at 7:36 a.m. Not long after, Vernon Fire and Rescue Services attended a three vehicle accident also on Highway 97 south of Vernon. “It...