Commuters lost up to two hours of their day Tuesday, due to a three car fender bender.
Both West Kelowna RCMP and Kelowna RCMP responded to a report of a collision involving three vehicles on the William R. Bennett Bridge, just prior to 7 a.m. Tuesday morning.
91裸聊视频淚nitial reports by witnesses at the scene indicated that vehicles involved in the collision sustained heavy damage and that all vehicles and their drivers involved in the crash remained at the scene,91裸聊视频 said Cpl. Jesse O91裸聊视频橠onaghey, in a press release.
91裸聊视频淲itnesses also reported that a trailer attached to one of the vehicles involved became unhitched.91裸聊视频
Protrans employees were first on scene and assisted with traffic control duties.
O91裸聊视频橠onaghey said RCMP would like to remind drivers to remain focussed on their driving at all times.
91裸聊视频淥ften times motorists become distracted by the aftermath at a collision scene and fail to maintain a safe distance from the vehicle in front of them, or miss the directions be given by a flag person directing traffic around that collision scene,91裸聊视频 he sazid. 91裸聊视频淲hile responding to this particular collision, police learned of a second incident in the opposite lane of travel on the bridge.91裸聊视频
O91裸聊视频橠onaghey said due to the time of day and location of these two traffic incidents, it did not take long for highway traffic to back up in all directions.
91裸聊视频淭his also posed a challenge for emergency crews responding to the collision scenes, as well as the tow trucks necessary to clear the collision scene once the collision investigations were complete by RCMP at the scene,91裸聊视频 said O91裸聊视频橠onaghey.
MAY 22, 2018
Tuesday morning commuters headed into Kelowna from West Kelowna via Highway 97 are reporting long delays.
Earlier in the morning, two different incidents were reported along Highway 97 before the W.R. Bennett Bridge 91裸聊视频 which is leading to a traffic back up in the northbound lanes to Bartley Road.
One driver is reporting it could take an hour and a half to travel from Westlake Road to Orchard Park Mall.
Westside Road is also experiencing delays as drivers try to find an alternate route into Kelowna.
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