Late night crash sends three to hospital 

A fiery crash on Highway 19 at Cook Creek Road has sent three people to hospital, and BC Emergency Health Services says so far, their conditions are unknown. 

CHEK News reports the crash happened after 9:00 p.m. on Nov. 2, and according to DriveBC the highway was closed to northbound traffic just after 11:30 pm. until 1:00 a.m. 

Four ambulances were on scene to help remove occupants from the vehicles, including a Dodge Ram and an SUV, which was completely totaled by the fire, but emergency crews were able to provide treatment and send the three involved to hospital.  

We have reached out to RCMP for more information.  

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