Crews attend a motor vehicle accident south of Little Fort on the afternoon of July 25. Four people were taken to hospital with two in critical condition. Photo submitted

Crews attend a motor vehicle accident south of Little Fort on the afternoon of July 25. Four people were taken to hospital with two in critical condition. Photo submitted

UPDATE: Motor vehicle incident on Highway 5

Traffic backed up in both directions

  • Jul. 25, 2019 12:00 a.m.

A motor vehicle incident happened on Highway 5 south of Little Fort on the afternoon of July 25, near Thuya Creek Road.

BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) said it received a call at 3:30 p.m. and sent personnel to the scene, including medivac, to transport two people in critical condition and two people in stable condition to the hospital.

Reports say a single vehicle left the road and went down a 30 m embankment.

Motorists anticipate the highway being closed for a couple of hours with DriveBC reporting no estimated time of reopening.


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