The scene of a fatal head-on car crash on McCurdy Road East which claimed the life of a 21-year-old Kelowna woman, Friday, May 22, 2015. Global Okanagan (with permission)

Kelowna woman killed in head-on car crash

KELOWNA – RCMP say speed was a factor in a car crash in Kelowna Friday night which killed one of the drivers.

A 21-year-old Kelowna woman died when her Toyota sedan was hit head-on by a speeding Honda coupe as it rounded a curve on McCurdy Road East near Morrison Road around 10:15 p.m., May 23, according to a RCMP media release.

Witnesses told police the driver of the Honda, a 27-year-old man, was exceeding the speed limit.

The woman died at the scene, while the Honda driver has non-life threatening injuries to his back and neck, police say.

Both drivers were the only occupants in their cars.

A RCMP traffic reconstructionist is investigating.

The name of the woman killed won’t be released until her family is notified.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Howard Alexander at halexander@infonews.ca or call 250-491-0331. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Howard Alexander

Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.

Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.

He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.

If you have an event to share contact Howard at 250-309-5343or email halexander@infonews.ca.

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