A tanker filled with malt barley crashed into the ditch on Hwy. 97 Sunday and stayed there for a few hours until a towing company arrived. A southbound lane was closed to traffic while the incident was cleared. Credit: Vernon Fire Rescue

No injuries in weekend tanker crash

An out-of-town truck driver is without injury after crashing a fully loaded semi on Hwy. 97 near the Vernon Army Camp.

Deputy fire chief Lawrie Skolrood said the fully loaded semi tipped into the ditch Sunday morning. The driver had been travelling south.

When crews arrived around 10:30 a.m. the 62-year-old driver from Barhead, Alberta had exited the overturned MC tanker. He'd been moving a full load of malt barley, departing from Armstrong around 9 a.m. that morning.

The truck was moved from the area the same day by Vernon Towing and Armstrong Crane.

The driver was issued a ticket for failing to confine his vehicle to the right.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Charlotte Helston at chelston@infotelnews.ca or call (250)309-5230.

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Charlotte Helston

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Charlotte Helston grew up in Armstrong and after four years studying writing at the University of Victoria, she came back to do what she loves most: Connect with the community and bringing its stories to life.

Covering Vernon for iNFOnews.ca has reinforced her belief in community. The people and the stories she encounters every day—at the courthouse, City Hall or on the street—show the big tales in a small town.

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