Highway 97

• Dash cam footage of Kelowna motorcycle crash sought

  "Both passengers of the motorcycle were launched off the bike and suffered significant injuries," RCMP said. 

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  Aug 8
  
• Impaired driving suspected in fatal Vernon, B.C. crash: RCMP

  Impaired driving is suspected as a contributing cause to the collision and BC Highway Patrol Falkland has assumed conduct of the investigation.

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  Aug 8
  
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• Highway 97 in Vernon reopened following serious crash near cadet camp

  The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. Friday, near the Vernon Cadet Camp, and RCMP said there were multiple vehicles involved.

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  Aug 5
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• Penticton, B.C. to receive temporary signal lights at Highway 97 intersection

  The installation comes two years after a local resident started a petition to place lights in the area.

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  Aug 4
• North Okanagan crash survivor speaks out for safety improvements

  The province says it does have plans to install concrete median barriers on a nearly 7.8 km section of the road which includes the area of the crash site.

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  Jul 15
• Enderby senior dies after head-on collision with dump truck: RCMP

  The commercial vehicle driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following the crash that took an Enderby man's life.

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  Jul 13
• One dead in fatal collision north of Vernon: RCMP

  Police say a commercial vehicle and a pickup truck collided just north of Vernon, B.C., near the intersection of Highway 97 and Highway 97A.

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  Jul 12
• Traffic at a standstill through Peachland following crash

  The crash happened before sunrise Tuesday. Little information has been released about the cause of the crash or the condition of the people involved.

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  Jul 12
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• Changes planned for Kelowna, B.C. intersection where teen died, ministry says

  Following the accident, the ministry will be reviewing this area to determine whether other shorter-term safety measures or signage would be appropriate at this intersection.

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  Jun 30
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• ‘It’s a death trap’: Dad of Lake Country teen who died in Highway 97 crash calls for change

  “I am not going to let his memory be just flowers, stuffies and a cross at the side of the road. I want tangible change," Tavin Hansom's father said.

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  Jun 29