UPDATE: 8:54 a.m., April 8, 2025
Traffic is flowing once more in both directions on Highway 1 in Salmon Arm, with the road now cleared between 5th and 10th streets.
Original story
A motor-vehicle crash has closed a section of Highway 1 in Salmon Arm.
The highway is closed in both directions between the intersection of 5th and 10th Street SW.
The Tuesday morning, April 8 incident involved a pickup truck that wound up on the eastbound shoulder. It sits next to a sheared fallen hydro pole, with cable going across all four lanes. Firefighters, police and transportation ministry personnel are on scene, with flaggers arriving.
钾旓笍#BCHwy1 - The highway is Closed at 10th Street South in #SalmonArmBC due to a vehicle incident. Assessment in progress. Watch for crews on scene and en route #BCHwy97B #BChwy97A
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It's unknown at this time if anyone was injured in the crash.
Black Press Media has reached out to Salmon Arm RCMP for more information.
