Highway 97 South Open But Slow

Tuesday, February 27, 2007 03:38 PM

It will be at least another ten hours before traffic patterns are back to normal on Highway 97 south, near the Woodpecker rest stop.

That is the spot where a tanker truck and small car collided this morning. One person in the car was killed, a second was taken to hospital with undetermined injuries. Their identities have not yet been released.

The tanker was carrying sodium hydroxide, and while there was no leak of the caustic soda, Ministry of the Environment officials are on the scene to ensure there is no risk to the environment. The tanker is on its roof, and a pumper truck is heading to the scene to clear all the sodium hydroxide from the tanker. The truck will be examined to see if there were any mechanical problems with the tanker truck.

The highway had been closed from ten this morning till about 2 this afternoon, and is now open to single lane alternating traffic.

Road conditions were treacherous at the time of the head on collision.

Previous Story - Next Story