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Police investigate collision on Highway 1 southwest of Cochrane

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Crash on Highway 1 west of Highway 22 near Cochrane
Police investigate a crash on eastbound Highway 1, west of Highway 22 near Cochrane Wednesday – Jul 18, 2018

Traffic is going to be affected on eastbound Highway 1 west of Highway 22 at the Jumping Pound overpass as Cochrane RCMP investigate an early morning collision.

“A single lane of traffic is open eastbound; however, speeds are greatly reduced while clean up takes place. Westbound traffic is fully open,” RCMP said in a news release Wednesday.

RCMP are asking motorists to avoid the area while they investigate.

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“It is suggested that eastbound traffic use Highway 1A until Highway 1 returns to full capacity,” the release said.

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It is not known how many vehicles are involved or if there are any injuries, however, video from the scene showed a semi-truck in the median.

Police didn’t say how long traffic would be affected.

 

 

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