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UPDATE: Rocks, vehicle incident cleared on South Okanagan highway

UPDATE: Rocks, vehicle incident cleared on South Okanagan highway | iNFOnews.ca
A webcam image of Highway 97 between Summerland and West Kelowna from this morning, Nov. 5. SUBMITTED/Drive B.C.

Okanagan traffic has returned to normal this morning following a vehicle incident and rocks falling on Highway 97.

On Nov. 5, DriveB.C. reported that rocks fell on the highway between Summerland and West Kelowna. The incident has since been cleared.

Also on Highway 97, a vehicle incident at White Lake Road in Kaleden impacted both directions of traffic. DriveB.C. reported the incident has also been cleared.

Across the Interior, periods of snow and rain are expected this weekend but highway alerts and snowfall warnings are no longer in effect. In the last few days, highway closures happened frequently with multiple vehicle accidents due to the snow.

READ MORE: Vehicle incident causing 'major delays' on Coquihalla

– This story was updated at 11:17 a.m. as both incidents have been cleared.

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Before joining the ranks of InfoTel, Dan’s byline could be found in newspapers in Penticton, Peachland and Oliver. Prior to his arrival in the South Okanagan, he first sharpened his chops as a reporter at a radio station in Brighton, Ontario, and then newspapers in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, and Invermere B.C.
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