UPDATE: 4:20 p.m. Monday: RCMP confirm both drivers are from Vernon — a 20 year-old male and 38 year-old female. The male has non life-threatening injuries. The female is listed in critical condition.
UPDATE: 10:00 a.m. Monday: Two people were rushed to hospital, one with very serious injuries, following a head-on collision in Lake Country Monday morning.
The crash happened just north of Crystal Waters Road on Highway 97 where a southbound car collided with a northbound car.
The woman driving the southbound car has been rushed to Kelowna General in critical condition.
Witnesses say the woman wasn’t breathing but a passerby managed to revive her before she was taken to hospital.
The man driving the other car suffered serious but non life-threatening injuries. He was taken to Vernon Jubilee hospital.
Traffic at 10 a.m. Monday was open to one lane in each direction. Check DriveBC for updates
A traffic analyst has been called to the scene.
No names have been released.
Both drivers are said to be local residents.
There were no passengers in either vehicle.
UPDATE 9:45 a.m. Monday. Single alternating traffic. One lane in each direction.
LAKE COUNTRY — A crash around 8:30 this morning on highway 97 has closed the highway in both directions.
It’s in the area 2 km south of Bailey Road and has at least one vehicle in each of the north and southbound lanes blocking traffic.
No word as yet on a cause or the severity of any injuries or when the road may be reopened.
Details to come
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