Highway 3 was at a standstill for several hours near Hedley because of a fiery head-on crash.
A motorcycle and SUV smashed into each other head-on around at 2:30 p.m. Friday afternoon.
Get daily National news
Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Crews quickly cleaned up the wreckage and the road was re-opened just before 5 p.m.
The driver of the car was taken to a local hospital while the motorcyclist was airlifted to Kelowna.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
- Some Nanaimo schools remain closed due to bomb cyclone damage
- ‘Wake-up call’: Business Council of B.C. says provincial deficit unsustainable
- 1-year probation for ‘stupid actions’ of B.C. man who drove into ocean in livestream stunt
- Friend says diamond ring stolen off 85-year-old’s hand at Abbotsford mall
-
![]()
Toronto plans to install lateral safety guard on its highest risk trucks -
![]()
Zipstall parking app sent cease-and-desist letter by City of Edmonton vendor HotSpot -
![]()
Montreal’s Ste-Catherine Street is reopen to traffic, but don’t expect free parking for holiday shopping -
![]()
Update on Highway 7 rockslide near Hope, B.C.
Comments