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Medical incident caused runaway semi in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A medical incident resulted in a runaway semi truck crossing over the highway…
UPDATE: The accident on the Coquihalla south of Merritt is clear
MERRITT – The crash south of Merritt that created delays on the Coquihalla Highway at…
Driver facing charges after high-speed crash in South Okanagan
NARAMATA – No one was badly hurt but the driver is facing possible charges after…
UPDATE: Kamloops man arrested after he fled the scene of an accident that injured two children
KAMLOOPS – The man fled the scene of an accident after his car crashed into…
Police suspect speed and alcohol played a role in collision on East Trans-Canada Highway
KAMLOOPS – Police suspect alcohol was involved in a collision that sent one person to…
Six car collision blocks traffic
KAMLOOPS – A six car collision blocked highway traffic and five people were taken to…
Pedestrian walking a bicycle hit by pickup in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A woman was sent to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries after she…
Kamloops police officer involved in a collision on the North Shore
KAMLOOPS – A police car was involved in a crash with another vehicle on Sherbrook…
A Ford crossed over the centre line which resulted in a fatal head on collision
KAMLOOPS – Both directions of Highway 1 were closed after a car accident kills one…
First responders use naloxone on driver, passenger after cyclist struck in downtown Kelowna
KELOWNA – The driver and passenger of a vehicle that struck a cyclist and another…
West Kelowna man killed in motorcycle crash on Highway 97
WEST KELOWNA – A West Kelowna man has died after a crash between a pickup…
‘It’s pretty traumatic’: Vernon man has been first on scene of two fatal accidents
VERNON – Being the first person on the scene of a bad accident is an…
UPDATE: B.C. Highway 1 now clear after collision
SORRENTO – Crews have cleared the wreckage from a collision that halted traffic on B.C.…
Woman reunited with Diego the dog more than a week after Vernon car accident
VERNON - He’s hungry, dehydrated, and a bit scratched up, but Diego is home. The five-year-old Chihuahua went missing Sept. 21 after jumping out a window during a car accident in Vernon. His owner, Tonya Olson, spent the last nine days desperately searching for him, holding out hope that he was alive. On Wednesday, Sept....
Two Vernon dogs escaped car crash, one still missing
VERNON - A Vernon woman is pleading with the public to keep an eye out for her dog after it jumped from a car following a crash and hasn’t been seen since. Tonya Olson says her boyfriend was driving with their two dogs, Rizza and Diego, on Sept. 21 when the vehicle spun out of...
Driver in hospital after truck flips, lands on roof in Vernon
VERNON - A man is considered lucky to be alive after his truck crashed and rolled on a busy Vernon thoroughfare. Emergency crews responded to the single vehicle crash around 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, at the intersection of 58 Avenue and 27 Street. Deputy fire chief Jack Blair says the overturned vehicle was found...
Single vehicle crash on Highway 3 sends six to hospital
OSOYOOS - A single vehicle collision Sunday morning sent six people to hospital after the vehicle left the road and went down an embankment. The crash happened around 9:30 a.m., July 5, near Kobau Mountain west of Osoyoos. A four-door Honda Civic with six occupants left the road and went down an embankment. All the...
Vernon RCMP seek witnesses in weekend hit and run
VERNON - Police are appealing to the public for information about a hit and run that left a motorcyclist seriously injured. The accident happened around 2:05 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, at Okanagan Landing Road and Fulton Road, RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says. According to a witness, a silver Toyota Celica appeared to stop in...
Driver ticketed after setting off three vehicle accident at Vernon intersection
VERNON - A driver has been ticketed for setting off a chain of events involving three vehicles the afternoon of Tuesday, May 12. The crash happened around 3 p.m. at Highway 6 and 15 Street and sent two children to hospital. Police spoke with the drivers involved, and witnesses to figure out what happened, RCMP...
Vernon nurse left in a wheelchair after hit and run could use your help
VERNON - The life of a Vernon mother and nurse changed forever when she was struck in a hit and run last December. The woman, in her 40s, was left a quadriplegic and is currently receiving treatment in Vancouver. Friends have launched a fundraising page to help with her recovery. “Robin has spent her career...
Father thought he’d be celebrating her wedding, not her life
KELOWNA – In the parking lot of a large church in Rutland, friends and family of the young woman killed in a car accident last week watched as her remains were slowly driven down Highway 33 atop a Joe Rich Fire Rescue truck. Hundreds of people gathered on Saturday morning, Feb. 7, to remember Alexandra Paulina...
Family pleads for witnesses after father backed over by a car
“HE WAS IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME” VERNON - Andrew Raab walked the same route to the Upper Room Mission for lunch every single day, not because he couldn’t afford food—he paid for all his meals—but because he liked the company. “He didn’t like being alone, he liked being out in the...
Service planned for Fire Chief’s daughter killed in car wreck
KELOWNA – A memorial service for Alexandra Nyuli, the woman who died last week after her vehicle left the road in Joe Rich and tumbled 100 m down a bank will be held this weekend in Kelowna. Nyuli, who was 21, was one of three daughters of Joe Rich Fire Chief Curtis Nyuli. On Jan....
UPDATE: Car accident knocks out power to 2,663 hydro customers
ARMSTRONG - DRIVER TOLD OFFICERS SOMETHING GOT CAUGHT IN THE STEERING WHEEL ARMSTRONG - A car accident knocked out power to about 2,663 B.C. Hydro customers in the North Okanagan Monday, Jan. 26. The accident happened around 4 p.m. just south of Armstrong on Highway 97A. Customers in Armstrong, Spallumcheen and Vernon were affected. A...