Police ask drivers to avoid Highway 97 at Edwards Road after car crash

Kelowna RCMP are asking drivers to avoid Highway 97 at Edwards Road after a two vehicle collision. The northbound lane of Highway 97 has been temporarily closed and traffic is being rerouted onto Edwards Road, according to a press release from Kelowna RCMP. Emergency Health Services are on the scene with police, but RCMP has not said whether anyone has been injured. Traffic heading southbound is slow but remains open. To contact a reporter for this story, email Jesse Tomas mailto:jtomas@infonews.ca  or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .