Update 5:10 p.m.
The mayor of Princeton Spencer Coyne is reporting that Highway 3 west of Keremeos is now open to alternating traffic.
Coyne was on his way home from a Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen when he came across the road closure.
On an area FB group he wrote: “Someone went off the road into the field on the Keremeos side.”
One vehicle was involved in the collision. B.C. Ambulance is on scene.
Original:
CLOSED – #BCHwy3 Vehicle incident between Scott Ave and Hedley-Nickleplate Rd no detour available. Crews are on scene, expect major delays. For more details https://t.co/HK45PzFetE
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) March 21, 2019
DriveBC is reporting a section of Highway 3 just west of Keremeos is closed due to a collision.
The highway is closed in both directions between Scott Avenue and Hedley-Nickleplate Road. No detour is available at this time and major delays are expected. The next update from DriveBC is expected at 5:30 p.m.
Details about the collision are scarce but a number of Keremeos Review readers report being stopped near local landmark known as Standing Rock.
Sheryl Hare, who lives just outside of Keremeos, told the Review that at about 4:30 p.m. she’d been stopped in a line of cars headed east for about 10 minutes.
“It’s up the road a aways,” she messaged the Review.
Reports from several readers state multiple vehicles might be involved and at least one vehicle might have rolled over.
The Keremeos Volunteer Fire Department is on scene and flaggers from Argo are now on scene.
The Review will update as more information becomes available.
