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Highway 97 C is slow heading eastbound, just before Peachland, due to a multi-vehicle crash and vehicle fire.
According to a witness, the small car ignited due to a mechanical problem between the information booth and the Trepanier Road exit, on the Connector.
A looky-loo driving along the highway was then watching the smoke and not the road in front of her, allegedly smashing her SUV into two other vehicles just before 10:30 a.m.
Police shut down the highway eastbound for a period of time before reopening one lane eastbound just after 11 a.m.
The car that ignited is reportedly a complete write off.
Photo: Brett Strunk