Crash sends pickup truck driver to hospital

Lake Country man expected to recover from serious crash early Monday morning.

A man was ejected from his black vintage Ford truck Monday morning during a crash and is expected to recover.

The Kelowna RCMP received a report of a single vehicle collision on Highway 97 near Duck Lake, May 28 at 6:40 a.m.

“A black vintage Ford pickup was southbound on the highway when it apparently lost control and impacted a concrete barrier,” said Const. Kris Clark.

“The driver, a 33-year-old Lake Country man, was ejected from the vehicle  landing in a field at the bottom of a steep embankment.” He suffered serious injuries from the crash but police where told that he is expected to recover.

Police suspect a mechanical failure contributed to the crash. Monday’s crash comes less than a day after another serious crash in which those vehicle occupants walked away virtually unscathed.

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