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Alcohol a Suspected Factor in Crash that Killed 2 in West Kelowna, B.C.
Police say alcohol may have contributed to two crashes in the B.C. Interior that killed three people and sent others to hospital.
- On Tuesday, Sept. 22, an eastbound Toyota collided with a westbound Jeep on the William R. Bennett Bridge in Kelowna, killing two people and injuring two others transported to Kelowna General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Police suspect alcohol contributed to this collision and a separate fatal crash near Osoyoos on Saturday, Sept. 19, with three people killed across both incidents.
- A pickup truck went down an embankment off Highway 3 east of Osoyoos in the earlier Saturday crash. A 23-year-old woman from Penticton died while being transported to hospital; a second occupant survived.
- BC Highway Patrol investigators are seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage from both crashes to establish accountability. Police are investigating vehicle behavior, including a grey Chevrolet Colorado near Osoyoos.
- The investigation remains active as the BC Coroner's Service partners with the RCMP to process forensic evidence from both scenes. Officials have not yet indicated which occupants were driving.
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