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Hillside traffic re-routed around serious single vehicle accident

KAMLOOPS – A portion Hillside Drive was shut down for several hours early this morning as police investigated a single vehicle incident that sent three people to hospital, including one with life threatening injuries.

The driver of the vehicle collided with a light standard at the intersection with Notre Dame Drive just before 2 a.m, Nov. 21, according to a news release by RCMP Cpl. John Edinger.

Emergency crews were still on scene at 6:30 a.m. and police remain to investigate. Traffic is being diverted from the area while a traffic analyst explores the wreckage.

To contact a reporter for this story, email Glynn Brothen at gbrothen@infonews.ca or call 250-319-7494. To contact an editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724

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