A fiery crash caused traffic to back up in both directions on Highway 97 between Peachland and Summerland, Friday, April 22, 2022. SUBMITTED

Fiery crash on Highway 97 north of Summerland

Highway 97 traffic has been snarled north of Summerland by a fiery crash.

The crash happened around 4 p.m. today, April 22, near La Punta Norte.

Witness Cheyenne Hadfield said in an online exchange that she saw a northbound vehicle hit the meridian, which caused the car to flip and slide down the highway before catching fire.

The man who was driving the vehicle is OK, she said.

Traffic is now inching along, Hadfield said.

The crash had not yet been posted to Drive B.C.

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Before joining the ranks of InfoTel, Dan’s byline could be found in newspapers in Penticton, Peachland and Oliver. Prior to his arrival in the South Okanagan, he first sharpened his chops as a reporter at a radio station in Brighton, Ontario, and then newspapers in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, and Invermere B.C.
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