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One dead in accident west of Kamloops; Highway 1 closed

Highway 1 is closed in both directions near Cherry Creek due to a fatal accident on July 10, 2015. Courtesy CFJC

An accident west of Kamloops has claimed the life of one person and injured another.

One car collided head on with another vehicle on Highway 1 just before 5 p.m. tonight.

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It happened about 6.5 kilometres west of the Highway 1/Highway 5 junction on the western outskirts of Kamloops.

The highway is expected to be closed in both directions until at least 9 p.m. tonight.

The name of the victim has not been released.

– With files from CFJC

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