Police confirm the death of the accident
Photo: Cindy White
UPDATE 5:25 p.m.
The Kelowna RCMP has confirmed a death in an accident Thursday afternoon on Highway 97 north of the airport.
A motorcycle collided with a pickup truck around 3:55 p.m. at the Old Vernon Road intersection.
Northbound lanes on Highway 97 are now closed to Airport Way, and northbound traffic is redirected to Airport Way. The RCMP asks motorcyclists to avoid the area.
Drivers can expect significant delays heading north on Highway 97.
Police are asking witnesses to appear or if you have any camera recordings around the time of this collision, please contact Kelowna RCMP at (250) 762-3300.
UPDATE 4:55 p.m.
A single lane of traffic still circulates in each direction at the site of what is believed to have been a fatal accident on Highway 97 north of the airport.
Emergency crews are erecting privacy barricades at the crash site at the Old Vernon Road intersection.
Kelowna’s RCMP says it will issue a statement shortly.
ORIGINAL 16:15 h
Emergency crews are at the scene of a serious accident on Highway 97, just north of Kelowna Airport.
Several people who called Castanet’s newsroom say they observed a blue-style sports-style motorcycle shot down and what appeared to be a body covered by a tarp.
As traffic continues to run down a lane, more emergency vehicles have just arrived and a closure is possible.
Northbound traffic is increasing significantly.
Castanet has a journalist on the way and will update.