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BC Emergency Health Services said two ambulances responded.

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“Paramedics cared for and transported one patient to hospital,” Paramedic Public Information Officer Jasprit Khandal told Vernon Matters.

Another incident on the highway south of Vernon near Bailey Road saw a vehicle go off the highway and into a ditch south of Birnie Road, with the occupants all able to get out.

UPDATE 1:15 p.m.

The crash site on Highway 97 North has now been cleared.

Vernon Matters has reached out to RCMP and Emergency Health Services for further details.

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Vehicle collision on highway north of Vernon

Dispatch reports that a vehicle collision has occurred on Highway 97 near Swan Lake.

The report stated a two-vehicle collision occurred on Highway 97 near Meadowlark Rd. at noon Wednesday, Jan. 17.

The collision involved a pickup truck e and a commercial truck.

The pickup driver reportedly suffered injuries and was receiving treatment on scene, while the truck driver was not believed to be physically harmed.

BX-Swan Lake Fire Department was first on the scene, with B.C. Ambulance and Vernon North Okanagan RCMP dispatched shortly after the crash.

A caller to Vernon Matters stated the highway had been reduced to single lanes in each direction as a result of the crash.

Vernon Matters has reached out to the RCMP and BC Emergency Health Services for further details.