(UPDATE: 9:10 a.m.) - Power is restored and Dobbin Road has reopened following an early morning multi-vehicle accident in West Kelowna.
(Original story: 6:15 a.m.) - A multi-vehicle crash in West Kelowna has closed Dobbin Road eastbound/northbound between Old Okanagan Highway and Gellatly Road.
#BCHwy97 is closed NB in #Westbank at Old Okanagan Highway due to a vehicle incident. Flaggers en route. #Kelowna
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) December 15, 2017
The crash also knocked down a power line, resulting in nearly 1,000 BC Hydro customers being without power this morning.
Kelowna RCMP is calling it a “serious motor vehicle incident.”
BC Hydro is on site and working to restore power with hopes of having that done by 9:30 a.m.
If you witnessed the crash and have not yet spoken to police, you’re asked to contact the West Kelowna RCMP at 250-768-2880.
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