UPDATE (12:15 p.m.):
Kelowna RCMP and Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) are now working to determine what caused a semi-truck and trailer to flip on its side, which resulted in the closure of Clifton Road and High Road for several hours on Wednesday (Aug. 11).
According to Mounties, witnesses reported a white semi-truck and trailer executing a southbound turn onto Clifton Road from High Road when it flipped onto its side at around 8:55 a.m. The driver was uninjured, while a passenger was transported to hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries.
“Our traffic services investigators are urging eyewitnesses to the crash, to the previous movements of the semi-truck and trailer involved or to the operators driving behaviour prior to the collision to immediately come forward and speak with police,” said Cst. Solana Paré, media relations officer with the Kelowna Regional Detachment.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Kelowna RCMP Municipal Traffic Services at 250-762-3300.
ORIGINAL (9:30 a.m.):
The Kelowna RCMP is asking people to avoid Clifton Road near High Road due to a serious collision involving a semi-truck.
The semi toppled on the winding Clifton Road and is currently blocking traffic in both directions.
As such, police have closed Clifton between Mountain Avenue and High Road, while High Road is closed between Clifton and Glenmore Road.
It’s unknown how long the roads will be closed.
More to come.
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