(UPDATE: 8 p.m.) - Highway 5 has one lane open to traffic following a truck fire that closed both lanes going northbound in an area south of Kamloops.
UPDATE - #BCHwy5 - vehicle incident NB south of #KamloopsBC has one lane blocked. Expect major delays and congestion in the area. #Coquihalla
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) July 14, 2019
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Drive BC reports that the vehicle incident has one lane blocked and while traffic can get through they should expect major delays and congestion in the area.
(UPDATE: 6 p.m.) - Kamloops authorities are attending to a truck fire that has closed off both northbound lanes along Hwy 5 north.
Here it is pic.twitter.com/R5C4MpxFML
— Donovan Willick (@DonovanWillick) July 14, 2019
Both Kamloops RCMP and the Kamloops Fire Department are attending to the truck fire in the northbound (also considered eastbound) lanes along the Coquihalla Highway.
According to RCMP, the accident is blocking both northbound lanes of traffic west of Hwy 1.
Traffic travelling from Merritt toward Kamloops on the highway can detour via Lac Le Jeune Road, says RCMP.
Kamloops Fire Department estimates the northbound lanes will be closed for at least one hour.
According to witness Nathan Ritchie, the truck appeared to be a semi-trailer hauling cherries.
(Original Story: 5:30 p.m.) Crews are responding to reports of a vehicle incident on Highway 5 just south of Kamloops.
Drive BC reported that drivers can expect major delays and congestion due to the incident, which they say occurred northbound on Hwy 5.
#BCHwy5 - We're receiving reports of a vehicle incident NB south of #KamloopsBC, crews en route. Expect major delays and congestion in the area. When we know more, we will update. #Coquihalla
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) July 14, 2019
KamloopsBCNow will update this story as more information becomes available.
