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Kelowna man, 60, seriously injured in ATV accident, say West Kelowna RCMP

Police say the man suffered life-threatening injuries when the ATV he was driving went over an embankment on Bear Forest Service Road. Mario Beauregard / The Canadian Press Images

Emergency officials rescued a Kelowna man who was seriously injured in an ATV accident on Wednesday afternoon.

According to West Kelowna RCMP, the 60-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries when an ATV he was driving went over an embankment on Bear Creek Forest Service Road.

Police say the accident happened just after 4:30 p.m., with the man reportedly being pinned under the ATV.

The man was transported to hospital.

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A 52-year-old Kelowna woman who was a passenger on the ATV was not injured.

West Kelowna Fire Rescue and B.C. Emergency Health Services were also involved in the rescue.

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Police say the incident is under investigation.

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Woman rescued after injury on Kelowna mountain trail

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