Officials say a major crash involving a passenger bus on Highway 97 Okanagan Connector, near the Loon Lake exit, has sent 53 people to hospitals Saturday evening.
Interior Health, the local health-care authority, said in a statement at around 10 p.m. PT that they were not in a position to provide the extent of the injuries for those who were sent to hospital, including whether there were any fatalities. No cause was immediately provided for the crash.
Medical teams are receiving the patients in Penticton Regional Hospital, Kelowna General Hospital and Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt, according to Interior Health. The authority said they were working to connect families with the crash victims on Saturday night. This evening @BC_EHS and @Interior_Health are responding to a bus crash near Loon Lake Road on the Okanagan Connector. BC Ambulance paramedics were dispatched and are on scene. Our thoughts are with all affected during this difficult time. 1/3https://t.co/CcJNVi8EPsPremier David Eby expressed his condolences to the people injured in the crash through social media.
Shocked and saddened by the news of a serious bus accident between Merritt and Kelowna on the Okanagan Connector. Our thoughts are with those impacted, their loved ones, and the first responders and healthcare workers giving their all to treat people and keep them safe.Highway 97C, or the Okanagan Connector, is a 224-km stretch of road that runs east from Cache Creek in the central Interior to Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley, B.C.'s third-largest metropolitan area.
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