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Two-vehicle collision in Heffley Creek sends one person to hospital

Emergency services transported one person to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Drivers leaving Sun Peaks after the final day of operations at Sun Peaks Resort may have faced trouble leaving the mountain due to a two-vehicle collision April 7.

According to Crystal Evelyn, media relations officer for Kamloops RCMP, the accident occurred around 3:05 p.m. at the intersection at Heffley Creek near the Heffley Creek Store. 

The RCMP report found a white car inside the intersection was struck by a black truck and one occupant was initially trapped in her vehicle.

“The driver of the white car was initially trapped inside the vehicle; she was transported to hospital by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries,” Evelyn shared in an email.

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The investigation is ongoing; anyone with information is asked to contact Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000.

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Liz McDonald is the community reporter in Sun Peaks (Skwelkwek’welt). As a new community member, she is learning a lot about the village and the people who live, work and play here.

Liz grew up in a small town outside of London Ontario in Treaty 6 before moving to Vancouver (Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territories) for graduate school where she studied journalism at UBC. She’s passionate about telling diverse stories, from municipal politics, to sports, the environment, and mental health and substance use policies.

When she’s not working, she loves slacklining, highlining, bouldering, hiking, skiing, yoga, reading, photography, cooking and a strong cup of coffee.