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RCMP cruiser. (Black Press file photo)

1 person in grave condition, 3 injured after crash on Highway 33 east of Kelowna

Crash happened around 6:15p.m. on March 21

 

WorkSafe BC has concluded that the death of the driver of a dump truck was likely distracted before rolling the truck into a water-filled ditch on a gravel lane near Boys Road in October, 2021, killing him. (WorkSafe BC photo)

Fatal Duncan area dumptruck rollover likely result of distraction: WorkSafe BC

Probe could not determine why driver was so close to road’s edge when incident occurred

 

A vehicle is seen sitting inside Montana’s restaurant on Highway 97 in Kelowna. (Photo/Jen Zielinski)

Vehicle crashes into Kelowna restaurant on Highway 97

Emergency crews were called to Montana’s restaurant around 2:40 p.m. Dec. 29

 

Karanjot Singh Sodhi has been identified as one of four people killed in a Christmas Eve bus crash on the Connector. (Photo/GoFundMe)

Fundraiser started for family of a man who died in B.C. Christmas Eve bus crash

Four people died in the crash along the Okanagan Connector

Karanjot Singh Sodhi has been identified as one of four people killed in a Christmas Eve bus crash on the Connector. (Photo/GoFundMe)
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RCMP: Hit-and-run on Alberni Highway sends 1 person to hospital

Police on the lookout for red Ford F-150 pickup truck

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A concrete pumper truck struck a railway bridge on East Shawnigan Lake Road Monday morning, closing a section of the road. (Emcon Services photo)

Truck strikes railway bridge, closing section of East Shawnigan Lake Road

Traffic detoured through West Shawnigan Lake Road.

A concrete pumper truck struck a railway bridge on East Shawnigan Lake Road Monday morning, closing a section of the road. (Emcon Services photo)
Crashes in the Chemainus area occur most frequently at the intersection of Henry Road and the Trans Canada Highway. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Henry Road-TCH intersection worst for crashes in Chemainus

ICBC stats reveal the spots where most accidents occur over a five-year period

Crashes in the Chemainus area occur most frequently at the intersection of Henry Road and the Trans Canada Highway. (Photo by Don Bodger)
An air ambulance like this one landed at the Fuller Lake Arena parking lot. (File photo)

Update: 2 taken to hospital after Chemainus accident involving a motorcycle and a vehicle

Rider of the motorcycle taken by air ambulance for treatment

An air ambulance like this one landed at the Fuller Lake Arena parking lot. (File photo)
Firefighters brace a vehicle involved in an accident on the Trans Canada Highway before flipping it back over. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Vehicle flips over on the Trans Canada Highway

Driver escapes without serious injury from Monday afternoon incident north of Duncan

Firefighters brace a vehicle involved in an accident on the Trans Canada Highway before flipping it back over. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Kerry Sutton, owner of Sutton Ridge Family Farm, stands by a stretch of the TCH adjacent to his farm where 14 accidents have occurred over the last 11 years (Robert Barron/Citizen)

Duncan farmer says concrete barriers could have saved woman’s life

Young woman died in car crash in high-crash area near Kerry Sutton’s property

Kerry Sutton, owner of Sutton Ridge Family Farm, stands by a stretch of the TCH adjacent to his farm where 14 accidents have occurred over the last 11 years (Robert Barron/Citizen)
The RCMP are reporting that one person is dead after a single-vehicle crash on the TCH near Mays Road in the early morning hours of Dec. 16. (Citizen file)
The RCMP are reporting that one person is dead after a single-vehicle crash on the TCH near Mays Road in the early morning hours of Dec. 16. (Citizen file)
The driver of a minivan that struck another vehicle on the Malahat in 2018, killing a man, gets one year driving prohibition and a $1,000 fine. (File photo)
The driver of a minivan that struck another vehicle on the Malahat in 2018, killing a man, gets one year driving prohibition and a $1,000 fine. (File photo)
A logging truck dumped its load of logs onto two RCMP cruisers near Mesachie Lake Tuesday morning, sending three police officers to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (RCMP photo)

3 B.C. RCMP officers sent to hospital after logs topple onto cruisers

Injuries non-life threatening in Vancouver Island incident near Cowichan Lake

A logging truck dumped its load of logs onto two RCMP cruisers near Mesachie Lake Tuesday morning, sending three police officers to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (RCMP photo)
One vehicle ended up on its side in Sunday Trans Canada Highway collision. (Photo submitted)

Four taken to hospital after Sunday highway accident north of Duncan

Several hours before traffic backlog clears in the southbound lanes

One vehicle ended up on its side in Sunday Trans Canada Highway collision. (Photo submitted)
One vehicle ended up on its side in Sunday Trans Canada Highway collision. (Photo submitted)

Four taken to hospital after Sunday highway accident north of Duncan

Several hours before traffic backlog clears in the southbound lanes

One vehicle ended up on its side in Sunday Trans Canada Highway collision. (Photo submitted)
Two ambulances and a medevac helicopter are on scene at Taylor River Flats rest area on Highway 4 due to a serious motor vehicle incident. (PHOTO COURTESY MAGGIE BROWN)

Highway 4 reopens between Port Alberni and Tofino

Multi-vehicle accident temporarily closed highway in both directions

Two ambulances and a medevac helicopter are on scene at Taylor River Flats rest area on Highway 4 due to a serious motor vehicle incident. (PHOTO COURTESY MAGGIE BROWN)
Paige Whitelaw. (File photo)

Remembering Paige

Five years since the death of vibrant Saltair woman

Paige Whitelaw. (File photo)
Searchers are asking the public to keep their eyes open for Willow, a black Labradoodle that fled from a car involved in a fatal accident on the grounds of Cowichan District Hospital on Jan. 31. (Submitted photo)

Dog missing from fatal accident scene in Duncan

Public asked to keep an eye out for Willow

Searchers are asking the public to keep their eyes open for Willow, a black Labradoodle that fled from a car involved in a fatal accident on the grounds of Cowichan District Hospital on Jan. 31. (Submitted photo)
Dump truck in Nanaimo snags power lines, snaps hydro pole, crashes

Dump truck in Nanaimo snags power lines, snaps hydro pole, crashes

No injuries in incident Monday morning on Old Victoria Road

Dump truck in Nanaimo snags power lines, snaps hydro pole, crashes
One patient was airlifted from East Wellington firehall following a crash on Jingle Pot Road on Saturday afternoon. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

UPDATE: Woman airlifted with serious injuries, baby OK after crash in Nanaimo

Collision happened on Jingle Pot Road in East Wellington on Saturday afternoon

One patient was airlifted from East Wellington firehall following a crash on Jingle Pot Road on Saturday afternoon. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)
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