UPDATE: Crash cleared on Peterson Creek bridge in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS – The Trans Canada near the Peterson Creek bridge in Kamloops has reopened to traffic following a three car crash earlier this morning.

Kamloops RCMP say the crash happened around 7:30 a.m., April 13, in the westbound lanes.

“A vehicle had mechanical problems on the roadway, causing it to slow down, which resulted in a rear end crash between two other vehicles,” Cpl. Cheryl Bush says in a media release.

There were minor injuries and no tickets were handed out, she says.

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— This story was updated at 9:45 a.m., Monday, April 13, 2015 to say the highway had reopened.

— This story was updated at 11:07 a.m., Monday, April 13, 2015 with information from the RCMP.