A five vehicle crash just west of Peachland on Highway 97C, the Okanagan Connector, has stopped eastbound traffic.
The accident was reported just after 7 p.m. Friday night near the Trepanier Bench off ramp.
Air bags had deployed in at least two vehicles that could be seen by a Global News camera person at the scene.
One vehicle involved had rolled on its side.
- Calgary uses AI to determine the 50 highest-risk intersections for pedestrians
- Charges laid in St. Albert electric dirt bike crash as e-mobility hospitalizations spike
- Teen arrested for impaired driving following crash that killed 2 on Vancouver Island
- Highway 1 through Fraser Canyon open after wildfire closed it for 7 weeks
It is not known how many people were injured or the extent of injuries sustained.
RCMP investigators have been called to the scene.
DriveBC.ca is reporting the eastbound lanes of the route will be closed until between midnight and 2 a.m.
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.