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.
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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.