Three separate single-motor vehicle incidents (MVI) had 100 Mile House Fire-Rescue (OMHFR) busy when icy roads and foggy conditions prevailed during the morning commute on Jan. 27.
Fire chief Darrell Blades says the first call came in around 8:15 a.m. and six members responded, as well as RCMP and BC Ambulance crews.
Upon arrival, they found a single-occupant vehicle that was south-bound on Highway 97 just south of 100 Mile House had crossed the centreline and rolled down an embankment, he explains.
“The patient got out on his own and was transported to hospital, just for minor injuries.”
Blades notes the right-hand lane heading up the 99 Mile Hill seemed to be a bit slippery, although all the other lanes appeared to him to be in good condition.
Fire crews had just returned to the hall and were washing the fire truck when a call came in around 8:45 a.m.
Another MVI occurred on Canim-Hendrix Lake Road when a vehicle travelling west spun out and went into the ditch near Kennedy Road at Gateway.
“The was one occupant; he was out of the vehicle with very minor injuries. They were just getting checked over [by paramedics] when we left, so I don’t know if they even went to hospital.”
The road conditions there were wet with slippery sections, he adds.
“The farther east you got, the foggier, and the icy patches increased.”
Shortly after the Gateway crash, a third MVI reportedly occurred to the east of it at Forest Grove, but the Forest Grove Volunteer Fire Department could not be reached for information by press time.
