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Elderly woman sent to hospital after hit by car on Highway 33

POLICE SAY PEDESTRIANS AND DRIVERS NEED TO BE AWARE DURING SHORTER WINTER DAYS KELOWNA - An elderly woman knocked down by a car in a crosswalk on Highway 33 was an entirely preventable collision, police say. RCMP spokesperson Const. Jesse O’Donaghey said in a press release police have noticed an increase in pedestrian involved collisions...

Pedestrian struck on Vernon crosswalk in critical condition

VERNON - A pedestrian is in critical condition after being hit by a car while using a Vernon crosswalk Saturday morning. The 53-year-old Vernon woman was walking in the crosswalk at Tronson Road and Okanagan Landing Road just after 7 a.m., Saturday, July 18, when she was hit by a car, RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk...

Two pedestrians hit at downtown intersection

KELOWNA – Two teenagers suffered minor injuries after they were hit by a pickup truck while jaywalking across Bernard Avenue at Richter Street Thursday evening. RCMP Const. Steve Holmes says witnesses saw three males in their late teens cross Bernard northbound at around 5 p.m. before two of them reversed their direction unexpectedly and “bolted...

Stay vigilant in dark, wet weather

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - B.C. drivers and pedestrians are reminded to remain vigilant during the wet, dark weather as statistics show an average of 269 pedestrians are injured and seven pedestrians are killed every year in December. 75 per cent of crashes involving pedestrians happen at intersections. Drivers are reminded to keep eyes on the road and...

Summerland man hit by semi dies in hospital

SUMMERLAND – A 77-year-old man hit by a semi in downtown Summerland Monday morning has died from his injuries. The Summerland man was hit at the uncontrolled intersection at Highway 97 and Steuart Street and rushed to hospital. According to RCMP, he was crossing the highway on foot when he was hit by a southbound...

Elderly pedestrian hit crossing Dilworth

KELOWNA - Driver inattentiveness is the suspected cause of an accident that injured an elderly man on Dilworth Wednesday. Witnesses say the man, in his 80’s, was walking south down Dilworth Dr. when an SUV leaving the liquor store parking lot hit him and knocked him to the ground. Const. Paul Bentham says the man was...