Barricades on highway create chaos for drivers

Some barricades ended up in the middle of the Trans Canada Highway in the Shuswap, creating a major hazard for drivers.

On Wednesday (Dec. 16), a RCMP officer who was responding to a call in the Blind Bay area just after 11 p.m. came across concrete barricades in the middle of the highway’s east bound lanes.

In the snow and limited visibility, the RCMP officer narrowly missed the barricades and located a semi truck that was on its side in the east bound lanes.

“This semi driver was not as lucky as the RCMP officer. His vehicle hit the barricades and lost control which lead to it rolling over. The police car then narrowly missed being hit by two other semi trucks who had to take evasive action to miss the barricades in the slippery conditions,” said Staff Sgt. Scott West of Salmon Arm RCMP.