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Alcohol Believe to Be a Factor in Separate Crashes in B.C.’s Interior, Killing 3

Police say alcohol was a factor in both crashes, which killed three people and left others hospitalized, while investigators seek witnesses and dash-cam footage.

  • Alcohol is believed to be a contributing factor in two separate vehicle crashes across the Interior that killed three people, prompting RCMP to seek witnesses and footage.
  • A pickup truck went down an embankment off Highway 3 near Osoyoos on Saturday, killing a 23-year-old Penticton woman during transport to Kelowna hospital.
  • Early Tuesday morning, West Kelowna RCMP reported a head-on collision on Highway 97 involving four people; two were pronounced dead at the scene while two others were hospitalized.
  • Anyone who witnessed either crash or possesses footage is urged to contact the Highway Patrol in Keremeos, particularly regarding the grey Chevrolet's behaviour before impact.
  • Investigators continue processing evidence from both scenes to determine circumstances, though the RCMP has not disclosed which occupants were driving during either incident.
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CFJC Today Kamloops broke the news on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
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