One person died in the wake of a fiery crash along the Trans-Canada Highway in B.C.’s Interior on Thursday morning.
The collision happened north of Spences Bridge and south of Cache Creek, just before 7 a.m., and involved two commercial trucks.
Video taken shortly afterward showed scrap metal littering the two-lane highway, with one of the trucks on fire, sending plumes of black smoke into the sky.
B.C. Highway Patrol confirmed shortly after 4 p.m., that one of the two drivers involved in the incident was killed.
“The investigators are still at the scene and the highway remains closed,” B.C. Highway Patrol told Global News.
Police encouraged motorists to visit DriveBC as to when the highway will reopen.
“At this time, we anticipate the highway to be closed well into the evening as the vehicles are removed and the scene is cleaned up,” added police.
The highway is closed from 21 kilometres south of Cache Creek to three km east of Spences Bridge. Alternate routes include Highway 97C, Highway 5 and Highway 99.
According to DriveBC, the crash happened between Friesen Road and Basque Road.
In an email to Global News, BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) says it received a call at 6:58 a.m., regarding the incident.
It said two ambulances and an air ambulance were dispatched to the scene, with paramedics caring for one patient with minor injuries who did not require transport to hospital.