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By Liam Verster

Highway 97

Highway reopens near Falkland following collision

Jan 17, 2024 | 2:00 PM

UPDATE: 3 p.m.

BC Emergency Health Services says one person was taken to hospital with undetermined injuries after a motor vehicle incident south of Falkland.

Original story

A motor vehicle incident south of Falkland led to the highway being shut down.

Dispatch reports said a crash involving “six people” occurred at approximately 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17.

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Further details on the collision, including the condition of those involved or the exact location of the crash, were not provided.

DriveBC said the highway reopened around 1:10 p.m.

Vernon Matters has reached out to the RCMP and BC Emergency Health Services for information on the incident.

The closure comes a day after a two-vehicle crash west of Falkland claimed the lives of four people on Tuesday.

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