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UPDATE: Highway 97 in West Kelowna reopened after crash

One vehicle was on roof, two patients reportedly required medical attention
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(Phil McLachlan/WestKNews file)

UPDATE: 5:03 p.m.

The highway has reopened to southbound traffic. The vehicle that was on its roof has been moved off the roadway.

Original:

Highway 97 in West Kelowna, near Bartley Road, is closed southbound due to a crash.

Emergency crews are on scene at the collision, where one vehicle appears to be on its roof.

No southbound traffic is moving at this time. Detours have been set up.

There are reportedly two patients requiring medical attention.

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Phil McLachlan is the editor at the Penticton Western News. He served as the reporter, and eventually editor of The Free Press newspaper in Fernie.
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