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Jeep skids over bank

RCMP say icy roads are reportedly to blame for the single-vehicle collision in the area of Gellatly Road and Witt Road, late Monday night.
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It was terrifying moment for two West Kelowna residents after their Jeep went flying down an embankment, narrowly missing a large tree.

RCMP say icy roads are reportedly to blame for the single-vehicle collision in the area of Gellatly Road and Witt Road, late Monday night.

“Police were told that the Jeep Cherokee, occupied by a young man and a woman, had been travelling up Gellatly when the driver lost control on a corner and went down a 20-foot embankment,” says Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey.

“Neither occupant reported any injuries. Crews plan to conduct a safe recovery of the vehicle sometime today.”