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Highway 99 partially reopened between Pemberton and Lillooet after motorcycle crash

A stretch of Highway 99 was closed Wednesday due to a serious motorcycle crash. The Canadian Press

A stretch of Highway 99 between Pemberton and Lillooet has partially reopened after it was completely closed Wednesday afternoon due to what RCMP called a “serious motorcycle incident.”

DriveBC tweeted late Wednesday night that Highway 99 re-opened to single lane, alternating traffic 25 km north of Pemberton where the collision occurred.

Mounties reported the incident shortly before 5 p.m.

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It was not immediately clear how many vehicles were involved or how seriously anyone was injured.

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DriveBC reported the incidet between Lil’wat Place and Seton Lake Road, about 27 kilometres north of Pemberton.

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