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Driver injured in Highway 3 collision near Lumberton

Monday afternoon’s collision near Lumberton on Highway 3 resulted in injuries to one woman.

A map depicting the location of the road closure along Highway 3 near Lumberton on Monday, March 22nd, 2021. (Supplied by DriveBC)

Cranbrook RCMP said the collision wasn’t fatal, but the woman was taken to East Kootenay Regional Hospital for her injuries.

According to police, the woman was the single occupant of a small southbound car that crossed over the centre line and collided with a northbound tractor trailer.

Drive BC reported the collision on Highway 3 near Lumberton Road, about 11 kilometres east of Cranbrook.

RCMP said the cause of the collision is still under investigation.

There was no further information on the woman’s current condition.

Bradley Jones
Bradley Jones
Delivering local news and sports in the East Kootenay since April 2016, Bradley now calls Cranbrook home. Born and raised in Airdrie, AB, Bradley graduated from Lethbridge College, and has been a journalist, news anchor and reporter since 2014. Bradley took on local News Director responsibilities when he moved to Cranbrook in 2016. He is now Vista Radio's Kootenay News Director, managing and overseeing all news operations at the company's five regional radio stations in Cranbrook, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, and Grand Forks.

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