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By Aaron Schulze

Vehicle Crash

Van catches fire after getting t-boned in North Kamloops

Apr 19, 2021 | 1:22 PM

KAMLOOPS — Two people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after a vehicle collision in North Kamloops involving an RCMP cruiser.

Late Friday (April 16), Kamloops RCMP said a car travelling northbound on Eighth Street allegedly drove through a yellow light and T-boned a southbound van turning left onto Richmond Avenue.

The collision caused the van to spin and crash into a nearby police cruiser on Richmond Avenue. The van’s engine caught on fire and was extinguished by a frontline officer.

The car’s driver was issued a violation ticket for driving without due care and disobeying a traffic control device.