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Alcohol a Suspected Factor in Crash that Killed 2 in West Kelowna, B.C.
Police say alcohol was a factor in both crashes, which killed three people and left two others hospitalized.
Three people have been killed in two separate vehicle crashes across the B.C. Interior, with police stating alcohol is believed to be a factor in both incidents.
The first crash occurred Saturday near Osoyoos when a pickup truck went down an embankment off Highway 3, killing a 23-year-old Penticton woman during transport to hospital.
Early Tuesday, West Kelowna RCMP responded to a head-on collision on Highway 97 involving two vehicles and four people; two were pronounced dead at the scene and two hospitalized.
The BC Highway Patrol in Keremeos is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage of a grey Chevrolet Colorado involved in the Highway 3 crash leading up to the incident.
Investigators believe alcohol was a contributing factor in both crashes as police continue gathering evidence from both investigations to determine full circumstances.