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VIDEO: Highway 1 clear following collision east of Salmon Arm

Update: 12:45 p.m. Dec. 6 2022
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DriveBC camera footage Highway 1 east of Sicamous. (DriveBC)

Update: 12:45 p.m. Dec. 6 2022

DriveBC reports Highway 1 has been cleared in both directions.

Video footage from the collision on Highway 1 between Canoe Beach Dr. NE and Bernie Rd., from the Skilled Truckers Canada Faceook page.

Original:

A collision involving at least two semi trucks has blocked the Trans-Canada Highway between Sicamous and Salmon Arm.

Highway 1 is closed between Canoe Beach Dr. NE and Bernie Rd for 1.3 kilometres.

About 4 km east of Canoe, a semi is reported to have jackknifed on the road, completely blocking both north and southbound lanes.

Emergency vehicles are on scene and drivers can expect delays.

The story will be updated as details become available.

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About the Author: Rebecca Willson

I took my first step into the journalism industry in November 2022 when I moved to Salmon Arm to work for the Observer and Eagle Valley News. I graduated with a journalism degree in December 2021 from MacEwan University in Edmonton.
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