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Motorists survive crash

UPDATE: 9:45 A.M. MAY 27

Three people escaped serious injury following a crash on Highway 1 at the Rogers Pass Summit Thursday.

The single vehicle incident involved a semi, loaded with logs.

Witnesses at the scene believe the semi may have jackknifed, spilling its load.

The driver and passenger of a vehicle close to the crash suffered injuries as a result of the falling logs.

A Castanet reader named Willie responded to inquiries about their condition from motorists who drove past the scene.

"We survived. My driver has broken right arm and some lacerations on the left hand. I took most of the glass and windshield in the face and lap as one of the logs swung by our faces.

"Thank you all that stopped and help us out and kept us from the rain on that roadside while we waited in agony for ambulances to show up."


UPDATED: 7:23 p.m.

Highway 1 has now been reopened in both directions, after a crash closed it earlier in the afternoon. 


ORIGINAL: 4:52 p.m.

Highway 1 is closed east of Revelstoke.

According to DriveBC an accident at the Rogers Pass Summit has forced the closure of the roadway in both directions.

There is no word on the severity of the accident or when the highway is expected to reopen.



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