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Sunday afternoon accident closes highway, sends one to hospital

A serious motorcycle accident closed Highway 3 west of Keremeos late Sunday afternoon
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A broken motorcycle lay in the ditch west of Keremeos after a serious accident on Sunday

Members of the Keremeos RCMP, the South Okanagan Traffic Services, BC AMbulance and the Keremeos and District Volunteer Fire Department attended the scene of a serious motorcycle  accident just past Standing Rock on Sunday, August 7 at 5 :25 p.m.

The cause of the accident remains under investigation, but alcohol is not considered a factor. The highway was closed for a couple of hours as a result of the accident.

The driver, an adult male, was air lifted to Kelowna General Hospital on Sunday night. His condition is unknown at this time.