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UPDATE: Highway 3 cleared from Thursday morning “vehicle incident”

UPDATE:

One dead following Highway 3 collision near Moyie

 

UPDATE:

Drive BC is reporting that Highway 3 has been fully cleared following an early morning collision which closed the highway for nearly two hours between Moyie and Cranbrook.

Highway 3 was first closed just before 4:00 am and opened to a single lane by 6:30 am. Now, as of 9:00 am, Highway 3 is fully flowing once again.

RCMP have yet to confirm any details of the collision, but more details will be provided as they become available.

 

ORIGINAL STORY:

Highway 3 is currently single lane alternating traffic following an early morning collision on Thursday.

According to early reports, the incident was between three total vehicles, including a semi-truck and trailer. However, details have not been fully confirmed from RCMP about the collision scene.

Highway 3 was fully closed earlier in the morning as a result of the collision, around 3:50 am before a single lane was opened around 6:30 am. Tow operators arrived on scene around 8:00 am and are working to help clear the scene and have the highway fully open once again.

More details will be released as they become available.

Bradley Jones
Bradley Jones
Delivering local news and sports in the East Kootenay since April 2016, Bradley now calls Cranbrook home. Born and raised in Airdrie, AB, Bradley graduated from Lethbridge College, and has been a journalist, news anchor and reporter since 2014. Bradley took on local News Director responsibilities when he moved to Cranbrook in 2016. He is now Vista Radio's Kootenay News Director, managing and overseeing all news operations at the company's five regional radio stations in Cranbrook, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, and Grand Forks.

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