A two-car crash in the intersection of Eckhardt Avenue West and Winnipeg Street in Penticton, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016. Credit: Skyar Noe-Vack

Crashes keeping emergency crews busy in South Okanagan

PENTICTON – The slippery roads in the South Okanagan kept emergency crews hopping today as they responded to car crashes.

At around 2 p.m., Jan. 16, crews were on the scene of a two-car crash in the intersection of Eckhardt Avenue West and Winnipeg Street, according to witness reports.

Ambulance paramedics treated the drivers who were the lone occupants of each vehicle.

A half hour earlier around 1:30 p.m., first responders were called to a crash on Highway 97 north near Summerland. A pickup truck lost control and hit a concrete barrier. No one was seriously hurt.

The new snow today and mild temperatures have combined to create extremely slippery roads throughout the southern Interior.

The driver of a pickup truck hit a concrete barrier on Highway 97 near Summerland, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2015. Skyar Noe-Vack

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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