PHOTOS: 2 crashes 20 minutes apart wreak havoc on Kelowna’s Highway 33

A car overturned at the intersection of Highway 33 and Rutland Road South in Rutland on January 28. (Jordy Cunningham/Kelowna Capital News)

An accident occurred on Highway 33 and Roxby Road in Rutland around 2 p.m. on January 28. (Jordy Cunningham/Kelowna Capital News)

The front of the vehicle involved in an accident on Highway 33 and Roxby Road in Rutland, around 2 p.m. on January 28, 2023. (Jordy Cunningham- Kelowna Capital News)

A car overturned at the intersection along Highway 33 and Rutland Road south, affecting traffic in both directions on the highway. The second accident happened around 2:20 p.m. on January 28, 2023. (Jordy Cunningham – Kelowna Capital News)

On Saturday, two accidents on Highway 33 in Kelowna jammed traffic in the afternoon.

The first happened around 2 p.m. on Highway 33 and Roxby Road near Save-On Foods.

Shortly after, at around 2:20 p.m., another incident occurred along Highway 33 a little further north at the intersection of Rutland Road South. It is not known if anyone was injured in the crash.

Breaking – two separate crashes on Highway 33 in #KelownaRutland neighborhood affect traffic. First accident on the highway in front of Save-On, second at the intersection of Highway 33 and Rutland Road S @KelownaCapNews pic.twitter.com/XIbtQpWBVW

— Jordy Cunningham (@CunninghamJordy) January 28, 2023

Traffic did not come to a complete stop as drivers were diverted around the crashes, off Highway 33 northbound.

Police, fire and ambulance services are at the scene of both crashes. One person went to hospital following the rollover accident.

Tow trucks are on site at both accidents.

A witness to the rollover accident said it was caused when a vehicle tried to change lanes while crossing the intersection and hit another car.

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