Serious accident shuts down Highway 97 near Westwold

Traffic closed in both directions; being re-routed along Chase-Falkland Road

Highway 97 is closed in both directions because of what is believed to be a serious motor vehicle incident 10 kilometres south of Westwold.

Traffic is being re-routed along the Chase-Falkland Road.

DriveBC estimates the time of re-opening the highway to be 10:30 p.m. That’s also when the next update will be on this incident.

Vernon Morning Star