Westsyde Crash

Victim of Westsyde Road fatal crash named

KAMLOOPS - The woman who died yesterday when the vehicle she was driving crossed the centre line of Westsyde Road and collided with an oncoming vehicle has been identified. Carmela Nicole DeCicco, 32, was found deceased at the scene, according to a release from regional coroner Larry Marzinzik, however the morning after the accident Cpl. Cheryl...

Westsyde Road collision claims life of 32-year-old Kamloops woman

KAMLOOPS - Slippery winter road conditions led to a fatal collision on Westsyde Road last night. Two vehicles collided in the 1700 block of the road around 8 p.m. yesterday, Jan. 4, according to Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Cheryl Bush. A vehicle travelling towards Kamloops lost control on a curve and crossed over into the...

BEPPLE: The need for a safer Westsyde Road

On Monday, a young woman from Kamloops was killed in a head-on collision with another vehicle on Westsyde Road. What a difficult time it must be for the family. It leaves a huge hole in their hearts. It will take a long time for the family to heal. If her death was the only one,...

Another pedestrian hit; 4 in two weeks

Another pedestrian is in serious condition after being hit by a vehicle in Westsyde, Dec. 5.  A 20-year-old man was taken to Royal Inland Hospital that evening after being struck on Westsyde Road near Parkview Drive at about 6 p.m. He's the fourth pedestrian hit by a vehicle in the last two weeks. The sixth...

Youth hit by city bus in Westsyde

By Jessica Wallace A Kamloops youth was hit by a City of Kamloops transit bus around 3:15 p.m. after jaywalking on Westsyde Road. An officer on the scene said the youth jumped out onto the street before he was struck near the intersection of Westsyde Road and McCarthur Drive. The intersection does not have a...

UPDATE: Man dead after single vehicle crash in Westsyde

KAMLOOPS - A 57-year-old man has died following a single vehicle crash at 6:45 a.m. near The Dunes golf course. Westsyde Road was closed until about 7:45 a.m. at which point it was opened to single lane alternating traffic. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says motorists can expect delays and asks they avoid the area as police...

Speed, alcohol possible factors in motorcycle collision

Kamloops RCMP are considering speed and alcohol as factors in a motorcycle accident that occurred last night in North Kamloops. A 41-year-old man was sent to hospital after a collision at the intersection of Ord Road, 8th Avenue and Westsyde Road around 11:20 p.m. Thursday night. Kamloops RCMP Staff Sgt. Grant Learned said the man...

One person injured in three-vehicle crash in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS – A three-vehicle smash-up on Westsyde Road in Kamloops this morning sent one person to hospital. RCMP say two pickup trucks and a sedan were involved in the collision at about 9 a.m., Dec. 28, at Westsyde Road and Collingwood Drive. One of the pickups ended up at the bottom of an embankment and...