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Highway 97 Crash 2016
Fatal motorcycle crash on Highway 97 in Peachland
PEACHLAND – A fatal vehicle collision prompted the closure of Highway 97 in Peachland yesterday…
Car hits concrete barrier on Highway 97 south of Penticton
OKANAGAN FALLS – No one was hurt in a single vehicle crash on Highway 97…
Eight vehicles involved in drug-fueled crash in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Two people were sent to hospital and another taken into custody after a…
Crash on Highway 97 near Summerland
SUMMERLAND – A two-vehicle crash on Highway 97 between Summerland and Penticton this morning has…
Paramedics among injured after ambulance hit by unlicenced driver in Osoyoos
OSOYOOS – An unlicenced driver who police say was driving too fast collided with a…
One dead following three-vehicle crash in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The driver who hit a semi truck and then collided with a pickup…
Armstrong woman killed in crash near Enderby identified
ENDERBY – A woman from Armstrong has been identified as the woman killed in a…
Identity of Vernon motorcycle crash victim released
VERNON – A motorcyclist killed in a crash in Vernon over the weekend has been…
Car crash near Peachland claims life
PEACHLAND – A 33-year-old Sicamous man is dead after a head on crash near Peachland…
UPDATE: Rollover on Highway 97 south of Vernon
VERNON – The driver of a car that rolled on Highway 97 near Vernon Friday…
Rush hour crash closes highway in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – A two vehicle crash on Highway 97 near Westlake Road has completely…
Truck goes off road into Falkland home
FALKLAND – A truck knocked out power lines and drove into a house in Falkland…
Vernon man identified following truck crash
VERNON – The man who died after his truck hit a light standard in Vernon…
Vernon driver killed in car crash
VERNON – A crash on Highway 97 in Vernon claimed the life of a local…
UPDATE: Two sections of Highway 97 closed near Clinton and Hixon after two separate fatal collisions
CLINTON – Highway 97 near 70 Mile House is closed after a fatal collision occurred…
Vernon rescue crews kept busy with three accidents in two days
VERNON – Out of three car crashes this weekend in the Vernon area there were…
Coroner identifies Summerland woman who crashed into Okanagan Lake
OKANAGAN - The B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a Summerland woman who died last week after her vehicle slid into Okanagan Lake. Elena Sagario Holly, 42, was driving alone on Highway 97 southbound near Summerland around noon Jan. 4 when her car slid off the road and into Okanagan Lake during bad...
Investigation continues into single vehicle fatality near Penticton
PENTICTON - The Summerland woman who died after her vehicle slid off Highway 97 between Penticton and Summerland was driving below the posted speed limit, police have determined. Investigators have determined the 42-year-old Summerland woman was driving below the speed limit just prior to her losing control, RCMP media spokesperson Dan Moskaluk says in a...
UPDATE: SUV plunges into Okanagan Lake near Penticton; Summerland woman killed
PENTICTON – The driver of a SUV that plunged into Okanagan Lake from Highway 97 between Penticton and Summerland this morning has died. South Okanagan Traffic Services media spokesperson Sgt. Harold Hallett confirmed this afternoon, Jan. 4, the 42-year-old Summerland woman behind the wheel died in Penticton Regional Hospital as a result of the injuries...
Vernon RCMP issue road warning after numerous accidents
VERNON - Drivers are being warned to take it slow on local roads today. Persistent snowfall today, Jan. 4, is creating slippery conditions on Vernon roads and highways. The slick conditions have prompted a police warning to take extra precautions to avoid a crash. “There have been numerous accidents on Highway 97 from the Crystal...