At least one person has been injured in what police are calling a serious accident on Hwy 97 north of Summerland. Contributed

UPDATE: Highway reopens after serious accident near Summerland

SUMMERLAND – At least one person has been injured in what police are calling a serious accident on Hwy 97 north of Summerland Tuesday morning.

Const. Kris Clark of the Kelowna RCMP says the accident happened around 9 a.m. just north of Matsu Drive and may have involved a semi. At least one person has been taken to hospital with unconfirmed injuries.

The highway was closed to all traffic for just over two hours but DriveBC reports the highway reopened just before 11:30 a.m. A lane closure is still in effect.

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

— This story was updated at 12:03 p.m., Dec. 30.

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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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