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Woman hurt after car rolls near Kelowna

Sixty-year-old driver from Vernon had to be freed from overturned car on Highway 33.
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Kelowna RCMP say a 60-year-old Vernon woman had to be freed from a car that rolled over onHighway 33 near Kelowna Tuesday.

Kelowna RCMP say a woman required the assistance of emergency crews after she was trapped in her vehicle after it flipped onto its roof Tuesday evening east of Kelowna.

On April 18 at 7:13 p.m., police were called to the scene of a single vehicle rollover collision, with a driver trapped inside, in the 14000-block of Highway 33, east of Kelowna.

From the markings at the scene, police believe the grey Toyota Corolla was travelling west when the driver suddenly lost control of their vehicle and it rolled onto its roof.

Emergency crews helped get the driver, the sole occupant, out of the car.

The woman, a 60-year-old Vernon resident, reportedly sustained relatively minor non-life threatening injuries.

She was transported to hospital for further medical assessment and treatment of those injuries. Her vehicle was towed from the scene.

The RCMP are asking witnesses to come forward, if you witnessed this crash you are asked to contact Const. Slarks of the Kelowna RCMP at 250-762-3300.