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Rollover near Vernon sends man to hospital

VERNON – A rollover early Saturday morning just south of Vernon sent the driver to hospital.

At about 5:40 a.m., RCMP and the Vernon Fire Department were called to the crash.

Captain Doug Imrich with the fire department says it happened in the southbound lane on Highway 97 just south of Okanagan College’s Vernon Campus.

The man was trapped and the jaws of life were used to get him out of what was left of his vehicle.

No word yet on the cause of the rollover.

Vernon RCMP are investigating.

To contact the reporter for this story, email halexander@infotelnews.ca or call 250-491-0331.

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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.