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Highway 1 reopened following fatal crash near Golden, water causing issues near Revelstoke

Caption highway crews block Highway 1 at Golden after a crash near Rogers Pass Summit. Reid Feist / Global News

Highway 1 west of Golden was shut down Thursday evening after a fatal crash, according to the Drive BC website.

Global News was told by one witness that four vehicles were involved.

The incident is believed to have occurred west of the town of Golden, B.C.

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RCMP advise the accident was cleared at 10:30 p.m. and the highway reopened.

Another issue on Highway 1 is cropping up near Revelstoke, according to police.

Water has begun to cover the highway at Three Valley Gap.

Sicamous resident Dan Roddick wrote on Facebook Thursday night: “A huge amount of water going over the highway about 5km east of the Enchanted Forrest, about 30ft of highway underwater when I went through.”

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