Highway 16-East Closed

Saturday, January 15, 2011 01:57 AM

Prince George, B.C. - Highway 16-East near Mount Robson Provincial Park has been closed due to an accident...

Few details are available at this time, the incident was reported on the DriveBC website just before 1:30am. The mishap occurred approximately 65-kilometres east of the junction with Highway 5. Both lanes of Highway 16 are expected to remain closed until 7am.

Meantime, Ministry of Transportation officials are reporting a vehicle collision on Highway 97, just south of Chetwynd, has that route down to single-lane alternating traffic.

Highway 16-West has been re-opened after a collision involving a Greyhound bus and a transport truck on Friday afternoon, near New Hazelton. But motorists are being advised not to travel the route in the Terrace and Smithers areas due to extreme winter weather conditions.

For further information, go to www.drivebc.ca

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