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Vehicle rolls over on Highway 97 near Vernon

Heavy snowfall started falling Tuesday afternoon
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A vehicle rolled over on Highway 97 Tuesday afternoon near Vernon. (Bowen Assman - Morning Star)

A rollover on Highway 97 has been reported just south of Clerke Road.

Coldstream and Lavington fire departments were dispatched to the crash shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16.

The vehicle is in the ditch and not impacting traffic. The extent of injuries is unknown.

The incident comes just a couple hours after heavy snowfall started to fall in the region.

Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Okanagan as 10 to 20 centimetres is forecast to fall between Tuesday and end of Wednesday.

“There may be a significant impact on rush hour traffic in urban areas,” the agency said. “Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions.”

The forecast for Wednesday is heavy snow, wind up to 15 kilometres an hour and temperature steady near -11 degrees Celsius.

Periods of snow are suggested Thursday, while the white stuff is in the forecast for Friday and Saturday.

Sunday and Monday have a 40 per cent chance of flurries.

READ MORE: 4 people killed in Highway 97 crash near Monte Lake

READ MORE: Snowfall warnings in place for Okanagan highways



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