Sunday, April 03, 2011

Fatal Crash Near Vernon- One person from Vernon died at the scene



At about 9:48am Sunday, emergency personal were called to a serious motor vehicle accident at Hwy 97 and Highland Rd in Vernon.  The accident was between a red Ford mini-van that was turning left onto Highland drive and a grey Mazda car that was going south when they collided. There were two occupants in the mini-van at the time of the collision the driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries the second person died at the scene.  The driver of the Mazda car was taken to hospital and was later released.  The accident closed a portion of the highway for several hours while the crash analyst and officers investigated this crash scene.  Investigators advised that the occupants of the van are from Vernon and the driver of the Mazda is from the Salmon Arm area.

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