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UPDATE: Highway 1 between Golden and Revelstoke reopened to traffic at midnight Tuesday. The highway was closed mid afternoon for a collision. DriveBC advised traffic could be congested for several hours.

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Highway 1 is closed in both directions from Revelstoke to Golden because of vehicle incident.

The crash occurred mid afternoon Tuesday.

Originally, officials had hoped to open the road between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Now, according to DriveBC, the estimated time of opening is between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m.

No detour is available.

DriveBC will update the situation later this evening.