Update
Highway 97 is now open to single lane alternating traffic.
Drive BC warns drivers to long delays.
Update:
Highway 97 is currently closed in both directions seven kilometres north of Summerland.
Drive BC estimates that the highway will re-open by 12:30 a.m.
Original
Highway 97, near Summerland, is blocked off as emergency crews work to help those involved in what appears to be a serious crash.
The crash that involved a semi truck and a car was called in around 5 p.m. and traffic hasn’t moved since. Around 10 emergency services vehicles were on site and a medevac transported patients away from the scene.
More to come.
#BCHwy97 – Reports of a serious vehicle incident just south of the Okanagan Lake Provincial Park. Assessment in progress, expect delays and congestion. Consider an alternate route. #Peachland #Summerland
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) April 14, 2019
