UPDATE: Police reopen Highway 97 northbound at Edwards Road

Kelowna RCMP are asking drivers to avoid Highway 97 at Edwards Road after a two vehicle collision at 9:15 a.m.

The northbound lane of Highway 97 has been reopened after a temporary closure, according to a press release from Kelowna RCMP.

Emergency Health Services are on the scene with police, but RCMP has not said whether anyone has been injured.

Traffic is still moving slowly in that area following the closure.

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