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Collision stalls traffic on Highway 97 in Kelowna

At least two vehicles are damaged after a collision on Highway 97 near Banks Road.
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Crash at Harvey Ave. and Banks Road.

Traffic along Highway 97, headed into downtown Kelowna, was stalled Thursday afternoon following a vehicle collision near Banks Road.

At least two vehicles were damaged in the crash.

According to witnesses on scene the incident happened just after 1:30 p.m. when a vehicle tried unsuccessfully to pass another vehicle.

One of the vehicles ended up with two wheels on the median and may have hit a pole on the highway divider.

Traffic was backed up along Harvey Avenue for sometime while emergency crews attended to the scene.

It’s unclear if anyone was injured in the incident.



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