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FOUR EJECTED, NINE INJURED, ONE AIRLIFTED
ZERO CASUALTIES Vacationers from California have trip cut short by accident on Highway 97C. Male driver facing charges.
The driver involved in the Highway 97C collision which occurred this past Monday (Dec. 28) a few kilometres east of Merritt is facing several Motor Vehicle Act charges, according to police. At about noon that Monday, Merritt RCMP, Central Interior Traffic Services and BC Ambulance Services were dispatched to a collision near Hamilton Hill.
A full size black SUV, driven by a 47-year-old man, left the road into the right side ditch. The man was travelling with his family and another family, all of whom were on vacation
from California. Four of the nine occupants were ejected from the vehicle, as it spun around and went into the ditch, back end first.
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