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    SUV Crashes Through Wall In Peachland, B.C. Library, Injuring 6, 1 Critically

    Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 06 Apr, 2017 09:49 AM
      PEACHLAND, B.C. — Six people are hurt, one critically, after an SUV smashed through the wall of the public library in Peachland, B.C.
       
      RCMP Cpl. Jesse O'Donaghey says it happened at about 4 p.m. Wednesday in the small community south of West Kelowna.
       
      He says a man in his 40s was inside the library and has life-threatening injuries, a second person is in serious condition and three more were hit by flying debris but are expected to recover.
       
       
      The 71-year-old woman driving the BMW X3 was also taken to hospital as a precaution.
       
      A cause of the crash is under investigation.
       
      O'Donaghey says officers are still speaking to victims and witnesses and are also awaiting results of a mechanical inspection of the SUV. (CKFR)
       
      Photo: Penticton Western News
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