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1 person taken to hospital after crash in Keremeos

One person was taken to hospital following an accident on Highway 3A near Sparks Drive on Friday afternoon. Photo Courtesy: Robert Wilson

KEREMEOS — One person was taken to hospital following a two-vehicle accident in Keremeos on Friday.

Police were called around 11:30 a.m. to Highway 3A near Sparks Drive.

Cst. Brad Caruso with Keremeos RCMP says a car was rear-ended by an SUV, adding speed and alcohol were not factors in the crash.

The driver of the car was transported to Penticton Regional Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Cst. Caruso.

“The Keremeos Fire Department also attended to assist in the extrication, the door had to be cut off.”

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Cst. Caruso says the driver of the SUV did not require transportation to hospital.

It is the second accident near that section of Highway 3A in the past 24 hours.

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The highway was closed in both directions in Olalla on Thursday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash where three people had to be taken to hospital, one of them is in critical condition.

Anyone who witnessed either accident is asked to contact Keremeos RCMP.

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