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UPDATE: Highway 1 open east of Salmon Arm

Highway 1 east of Salmon Arm is closed in both directions because of a vehicle incident, according to Drive B.C.

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February 19, 2016 - 6:00 PM

SALMON ARM - The Trans Canada Highway was closed in both directions east of Salmon Arm because of a vehicle incident, according to Drive B.C.

The highway reopened at about 5:30 p.m., Feb. 19, six kilometres east of the Shuswap city.

RCMP have not released any information about the vehicle incident.

For the latest updates on the road closure go to the Drive B.C. website.

To contact a reporter for this story, email Glynn Brothen at gbrothen@infonews.ca or call 250-319-7494. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

— This story was updated at 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 19, 2016 to say the highway had reopened.

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