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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.