UPDATE: Highway 1 partially reopens near Salmon Arm following vehicle crash

TAPPEN — Highway 1 near Salmon Arm has partially reopened following a vehicle crash earlier today.

The Trans-Canada Highway about one kilometre west of Tappen was closed for several hours today, July 22, after a what Drive B.C. calls a vehicle incident.

It has since reopened to single lane alternating traffic.

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

A motor vehicle collision near Tappen has shut down both directions of Highway 1 on Monday, July 22, 2019. | Credit: SUBMITTED/ Drive B.C.

— This story was updated at 5:55 p.m., Monday, July 22, 2019, to say the highway had partially reopened.


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Originally from southern Ontario, Karen Edwards moved out west after completing her journalism diploma at Durham College. She first began reporting in northern Alberta for a small town newspaper. The busy two-person newsroom taught Karen the importance of accurate and fast reporting. Now working for iNFO News, she is excited to report in a larger community. Karen has written for all kinds of news, including education, crime and mental health. Her background also includes video journalism and documentary production.

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