A rollover on Springfield Road in Kelowna sent a man to hospital, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015. Global Okanagan (with permission)

Kelowna rollover backs up Christmas shopping traffic

KELOWNA – RCMP are investigating after a car crash on a busy road near Kelowna’s biggest shopping mall this morning.

Emergency crews were called at about 10:54 a.m., Dec. 12, to a rollover on Springfield Road at Durnin Road.

A car hit a light standard and flipped, according to a Global Okanagan report. The driver was taken to Kelowna General Hospital.

The crash caused traffic jam for Christmas shoppers trying to get to the nearby Orchard Park Shopping Centre.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Howard Alexander at halexander@infonews.ca. 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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