Traffic snarled on 32nd St/Highway97 Wednesday (Liam Verster / Vernon Matters Staff)

By Liam Verster

32nd St/HWY 97 Incident

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UPDATE 9:30 a.m. July 10

A collision snarled traffic on hospital hill Wednesdays, but did not result in any injuries.

Vernon RCMP said a vehicle was attempting to turn off 21st Avenue onto 32nd Street, but misjudged the distance in the rain, and collided with a northbound vehicle around 12:15 p.m. July 9.

The people involved remained on scene and cooperated with investigators, and the vehicles were then towed from the road.

There were no injuries reported, though the incident did create slowdowns for both north and southbound traffic for some time Wednesday afternoon.

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— Original Story —

Traffic was slowed Wednesday after a collision on hospital hill.

DriveBC reported a crash on Highway 97 near the entrance to the Vernon Jubilee Hospital around 12:30 p.m. July 9.

Image courtesy of DriveBC / X

The incident saw fire trucks, ambulances and police cruisers attend the scene, snarling both northbound and southbound traffic on 32nd Street/Highway 97.

Emergency Health Services told Vernon Matters there were no serious injuries as a result of the incident, but the RCMP and Vernon Fire Rescue have yet to respond to a request for comment.