Times-Chronicle Staff
A two-vehicle collision on Highway 97 south of Oliver Jan. 28 resulted in minor injuries to both drivers.
Oliver RCMP Sgt. Don Wrigglesworth said one car heading southbound slid out of control and collided with a white Dodge pickup truck heading north near Road 9 at approximately 7:30 a.m.
Wrigglesworth said road conditions were slippery and slushy at the time.
“I would remind people to slow down and drive with respect to the conditions of the road,” he stated.
Both vehicles were towed as they were no longer operable.
Oliver Fire Department spokesman Rob Graham agreed that road conditions played a role in the accident.
Graham said the patients in both vehicles were alert and talking, but the extent of their injuries were unknown.
Traffic was diverted and reduced to a single lane for about 30 minutes.
