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Elderly couple crashes SUV

Elderly couple crashes SUV | iNFOnews.ca
An elderly couple suffered minor injuries when their vehicle left Shannon Lake Road and landed on it's side in a ditch on Thursday, June 5, 2014. Photographer: Adam Proskiw

WEST KELOWNA – An elderly couple weren’t badly hurt after their SUV left Shannon Lake Road, plunged down a 10 foot embankment and ended up on it’s side.

The crash happened at about 2:15 p.m Thursday.

Const. Cory Lepine says the man and woman are in their 80s.

Lepine says they were taken to hospital by ambulance, adding their injuries are believed to be minor.

Traffic was down to a single lane for about half an hour.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Howard Alexander

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