A logging truck is pictured near the Sun Peaks turnoff on Highway 5 on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. SUBMITTED/ Jen Schwab Nickel

UPDATE: Highway 5 north of Kamloops clear after logging truck accident

The intersection of Highway 5 and the Sun Peaks turnoff is now clear after a logging truck accident, according to Kamloops RCMP.

Earlier today, Oct. 15, a logging truck had spilled its cargo on the highway causing some delays, but that accident has now been cleared, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says.

A logging truck is pictured with it’s haul partially blocking Highway 5 on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. | Credit: SUBMITTED/Jen Schwab Nickel

Logs are pictured from an accident scene where a logging truck appears to have partially lost some of its load on Highway 5 near Sun Peaks on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. | Credit: SUBMITTED/Jen Schwab Nickel

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