Highway 97 is closed again near Monte Lake, due to what DriveBC has called a vehicle incident.
The main route between Kamloops and Vernon was closed in both directions between Barnhartvale Road and Duck Range Road, about eight kilometres east of Monte Creek.
A detour is in effect are available on Barnhartvale Road, Highway 1, Highway 97A and Highway 97B.
Last Tuesday, four people died Tuesday in a head-on crash near Monte Lake, on Highway 97 between Vernon and Kamloops. A fifth person in critical condition was taken from the scene by BC Emergency Health Services.
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