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Motor home brake failure in Kamloops leads to three-vehicle collision

A vehicle was flipped on its side in a three vehicle collision in Kamloops on Sunday morning. Nathan Ritchie

It was likely a frightening morning for some Kamloops drivers.

Police said witnesses reported that an “older” motor home was headed “down Hillside Drive when its [brakes] failed.”

“It was unable to stop and went through two intersections, striking two smaller vehicles, causing one vehicle to flip on its side,” Staff Sgt. Edward Preto said in a media release.

No one was trapped in the flipped vehicle.

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The incident caused injuries.

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However, police didn’t respond to questions about the number of people injured or the extent of their injuries.

Police said they are investigating the “mechanical condition of the RV.”

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