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Driver crashes into store in West Kelowna

Driver crashes into store in West Kelowna | iNFOnews.ca
A 78-year-old driver crashed his car into the front of the Bulk Barn in West Kelowna Thursday afternoon. Credit: Steve Beskidny/Global Okanagan

WEST KELOWNA – Firefighters had to extract a man from his car after he drove through the front window at the Bulk Barn in West Kelowna this afternoon.

The 78-year-old man wasn't seriously hurt, but the front window of the store at 3610 Carrington Rd. and some merchandise was badly damaged, according to a media release from West Kelowna Fire Rescue.

“It appears that he mistakenly pressed the accelerator instead of the brake pedal,” Const. Kent Hall told Global Okanagan. “When he felt the vehicle move forward, he panicked and pressed the accelerator even farther.”

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

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Adam Proskiw

Adam has lived in B.C. most of his life. He was born in the Caribou, grew up in the Okanagan, went to university on Vancouver Island and worked as a news photographer in Vancouver. His favourite stories incorporate meaningful photography and feature interesting, passionate locals. He studied writing at UVic and photojournalism in California. He loves talking tractors, dogs and cameras and is always looking for a good story.


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