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Coquihalla reopens

UPDATE: 8:25 p.m.

After a closure that lasted more than three hours, the northbound lanes of the Coquihalla, south of Kamloops, have reopened. 

Kamloops RCMP said a "serious motor vehicle accident" closed the major highway near the Inks Lake brake check just before 5 p.m. Thursday. 

The highway is now fully open in both directions. 


ORIGINAL: 5 p.m.

Details are sparse, but Kamloops RCMP say the northbound lanes of the Coquihalla are closed, due to a serious vehicle crash.

"Kamloops RCMP presently at the scene of a serious motor vehicle accident necessitating the closure of all northbound lanes at Inks Lake brake check for an undetermined amount of time."

Castanet will have more information as it becomes available. 



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