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UPDATE: Trans-Canada reopened after crash east of Revelstoke; transports collide in tunnel

Transport crash on Highway 1 through tunnel in Glacier National Park. Courtesy: Ranjit Durka/ Global Okanagan

UPDATE 6:30 P.M.: The crash in Glacier National Park has been cleared and the Trans Canada Highway is once again open,

ORIGINAL STORY: 

A crash involving three transports has shut down the Trans-Canada Highway between Revelstoke and Golden.

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It happened on a two-lane, undivided stretch of the highway in the snowsheds just west of Glacier National Park.

The incident happened at around 3 p.m. on Wednesday.

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The highway is closed between Victoria Road West at Revelstoke and Golden View Road in Golden — a stretch of approximately 148 kilometres, so fewer people get stuck on the highway in the cold.

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There were two crashes east and west of Revelstoke on Tuesday that shut down Highway 1 and kept traffic at a standstill for several hours.

It’s not known if anyone was hurt in Wednesday’s crash.

A detour around the accident scene is not available.

The crash is expected to be cleared and the highway reopened at around 7:30 p.m., according to Drive BC.

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