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Deer causes two separate crashes on Trans-Canada

KAMLOOPS – A deer crossing the TransCanada Highway at the east end of Kamloops this morning caused a pair of crashes.

RCMP say shortly after 9 a.m., April 23, a deer ran into traffic east of the Kokanee Way exit and was hit by a westbound vehicle. The driver wasn't hurt and was able to pull over to the shoulder. The deer died as a result of the collision.

"Within minutes another westbound vehicle collided with the deer that was situated on highway," RCMP say in a release.

The driver of the westbound vehicle swerved to miss the deer but hit it. The vehicle rolled five times before coming to rest on the median. The driver and passenger weren't badly hurt and taken to hospital as a precaution.

RCMP warn drivers to be wary of deer and other animals on the highway.

To contact a reporter for this story, email Dana Reynolds at dreynolds@infonews.ca or call 250-819-6089. To contact an editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Dana Reynolds is originally from Saskatchewan, but previous to Kamloops lived in Toronto for five years. She is well educated, obtaining her Masters of Arts from York University and Certificate of Broadcast Journalism from Seneca College. Dana has a passion for travel, having worked and studied in three foreign countries. She is a political junkie, especially as pertains the Middle East as she wrote her thesis on Muslim immigration into Europe. Dana is very excited to be in Kamloops and embark on a career in journalism with Info News.

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