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Serious West Kelowna car crash

A serious car crash on Highway 97 at Boucherie Road in West Kelowna, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015.

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September 05, 2015 - 2:53 PM

WEST KELOWNA – Emergency crews are on the scene of a serious car crash in West Kelowna this afternoon.

The three vehicle crash happened at about 2 p.m., Sept. 5 on Highway 97 at Boucherie Road near Friend's Pub.

Three people were taken to hospital but no word on how badly they were hurt, according to a Global Okanagan report.

Traffic was backed up in both directions on Highway 97 for over an hour as crews cleared the wrecked vehicles and RCMP investigated.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Howard Alexander at halexander@infonews.ca. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

— This story was updated at 4:12 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015 to include new information.

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