A damaged vehicle at the scene of the incident that closed one lane of Highway 1 near Revelstoke on July 3, 2021. (Mark Kulhawe - Twitter)

UPDATE: Hwy. 1 clear after vehicle incident near Revelstoke

Eastbound lane closure lasted about one hour

  • Jul. 3, 2021 12:00 a.m.

Update July 3, 12:27 p.m.

Highway 1 is open in both directions near Revelstoke after crews cleared the scene of a vehicle incident, according to DriveBC.

More to come.

Original Story:

A vehicle incident about four kilometres east of Mount Revelstoke National Park has closed one lane of Highway 1.

According to DriveBC, the July 3 incident happened around 11:15 a.m. between the Skunk Cabbage and Giant Cedars boardwalks.

Emergency crews are on scene and Highway 1 is currently operating at single lane alternating traffic there.

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