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Car smashes into DQ

Serious injuries were narrowly avoided today after a car crossed two lanes of oncoming traffic and smashed into a building on Gordon Drive.

The accident occurred at approximately 11:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. A woman in a black Hyundai was driving northbound along Gordon Drive approaching Harvey Avenue, when she suddenly crossed the small median, missed two oncoming vehicles and crashed into the brick building where the Dairy Queen is located.

“She sped past behind us and hit the wall,” said Kameil Rozumniak, the driver of one of the oncoming vehicles. “Nobody got hit, which I’m very surprised. You could see the fear in her face once she jumped that curb, so I don’t know if she was sleeping or distracted, I don’t know.”

Colin Dove was standing on a balcony overlooking the road when the accident occurred. He said the black Hyundai sped up when it jumped the curb.

“Most people when they either doze off or aren’t paying attention doing something, they panic, and she probably accidentally put on the gas instead of the brake,” Dove said.

The woman was being treated in an ambulance at the scene, but Rozumniak said she was conscious after the accident.

“She said she was ok, she was out walking,” said Rozumniak.

Steve Holmes of the Kelowna RCMP said they were still investigating the cause of the accident. 



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