3 dead, 3 injured after sedan hits five-ton truck head-on in Kelowna

CTV Vancouver: Teen and 2 seniors killed in crash Mounties say a Chevrolet driving northbound on Highway 97 crossed into coming traffic, veering into the path of an oncoming five-ton truck.

Three people are dead and three others are injured after a crash just north of Kelowna Tuesday evening.

Mounties say a Chevrolet Malibu driving northbound on Highway 97 near Parkinson Drive crossed into coming traffic, clipping the passenger’s side of a southbound Kia before veering into the path of an oncoming five-ton truck.

Three people inside the Malibu, an 82-year-old man, 79-year-old woman and 14-year-old boy, were pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the truck and two Kia occupants suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

No names or ages have been released and the cause has not been determined.

The highway was closed for several hours because of the investigation.

With files from The Canadian Press