UPDATE: DriveBC reports collision scenes on Highway 1 west of Salmon Arm are now clear and the highway has reopened.
Original story.
Emergency crews are responding to a motor-vehicle collision at the west end of Salmon Arm near the intersection of Highway 1 and Second Nations Road.
CLOSED – #BCHwy1 – Vehicle incident at Sandy Point Road, South of Tappen. Assessment in progress. Next update at approximately 6:45 PM. Alternate route via #BCHwy97 and #BCHwy97A.
Details here: https://t.co/NccYMQodvX#SalmonArm— Drive BC (@DriveBC) July 23, 2019
An air ambulance has landed at the site of the collision.
This incident is separate from an earlier collision west of Salmon Arm at James Road. Drive BC reports traffic from that collision is reduced to single-lane, alternating. The highway is is closed at the site of the second collision.
OPEN – #BCHwy1 – Vehicle incident at James Rd (1 km west of Tappen) has the highway reduced to single lane alternating traffic. Expect delays. Next update 6:30 PM.https://t.co/wYMZXtrnTf
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) July 23, 2019
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