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(UPDATE: June 17 @ 5 am): Traffic along the highway, which was reopened yesterday evening, is flowing normally once again.
(Original story: June 16 @ 12:25 pm): Two adults and a child have died after a multi-vehicle crash north of Kamloops.
Police said a semi truck was involved in the collision.
It happened at about 11 am this morning along Hwy 5, near Vinsulla.
The cause of the crash is not known.
CLOSED - #BCHwy5 - Vehicle incident at Jane road, north of #Kamloops has the highway closed in BOTH directions.
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Assessment in progress.
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Police said their investigation is in the “very early stages.”
Hwy 5 remains closed in both directions and motorists have been warned to expect “lengthy delays.”
The highway had only been reopened for a short while when the crash occurred.
It had been closed following a head-on collision between a semi and a pickup truck in Darfield at about 8:20 pm on Wednesday.
The passenger of the pickup truck died, while the driver was injured.
That crash is also under investigation.