UPDATE: 4:40 p.m.
DriveBC has since given the all-clear for a motor vehicle incident that closed Highway 97 west of Falkland earlier today.
REMINDER- #BCHwy1- Vehicle incident westbound, west of #RevelstokeBC near Clanwilliam Lake has the right lane closed.
— DriveBC (@DriveBC) May 28, 2020
Crews on scene. Expect delays. #CraigellacheBC #SicamousBC
A “serious incident” closed the highway at Douglas Lake Road before 2 p.m. Thursday, May 28.
An air ambulance was dispatched near Westwold to respond to the incident but was soon stood down and redirected to another incident near Williams Lake.
More details to come.
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