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UPDATE: Highway 3 reopened west of Princeton

Drive BC reports Highway 3 closed between Copper Mountain and Eastgate this morning due to a collision.
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PENTICTON - A collision that closed Highway 3 between Princeton and Hope earlier today has been cleared up.

The highway is now open to traffic in both directions.

Drive B.C. reported Highway 3 closed after Placer Mountain Forest Service Road, west of Copper Mountain, around 7:20 a.m. There was no detour available in the area during the closure.

See the Drive BC website for updates.

— This story was updated at 10:30 a.m., June 14, 2016, to note the highway is now reopened.


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