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Vehicle fire on Highway 97 slows traffic

Image Credit: Submitted/Aden Withers

Emergency crews were on scene this afternoon after a van caught fire along Highway 97.

Witness Aden Withers reported a heavy police and firefighter presence and smoke coming from a burned van in the southbound lane of Highway 97 between Kelowna and Vernon.

The Kelowna RCMP could not be immediately reached for comment.

The incident was reported at roughly 2 p.m.


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