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Hwy 1 reopened following head-on crash between transport trucks near Revelstoke

A head-on crash involving two transport trucks closed the TransCanada highway Wednesday near Revelstoke.

The Trans-Canada Highway west of Revelstoke was reopened at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday after a head-on collision on a bridge between two tractor-trailers.

RCMP report the impact pushed one of the rigs over the edge of the bridge and one driver was temporarily trapped.

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The injuries to the two drivers are not believed to be life-threatening.

The BC Ambulance Service dispatched crews by ground and air to the scene about 20 kilometres west of Revelstoke.

The bridge was assessed for structural damage.

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