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UPDATE: This event has ended and the highway is open to traffic. Check DriveBC.ca for updates before you travel.
Original story June 9, 2017 6:00 p.m. - Highway 97 closed between Vernon and Kamloops
Drive BC has reported that Highway 97 is closed between Vernon and Kamloops due to a vehicle incident.
#BCHwy97 Closed between #Falkland and #Westwold due to vehicle incident. Updates to follow. #VernonBC
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) June 10, 2017
#BCHwy97 Closed 10km S of #Westwold due to vehicle incident. Assessment in progress. Detour #BCHwy97A #BCHwy1 https://t.co/hgvZKXaBPr
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) June 10, 2017
There is an unconfirmed report from the @kamscan Twitter account that a double tanker might be involved in the incident.
crews responding to a double tanker accident in the #westwold area no other details #BCHwy97 lots of patients could be fatal @DriveBC
— Kamscan (@Kamscan) June 9, 2017
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