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UPDATE: Highway 3 open near Yahk following Monday morning “vehicle incident”

UPDATE:

Highway 3 has fully re-opened to traffic in both directions after a “vehicle incident” closed the major route for several hours Monday morning.

The incident was about 7 kilometres east of Yahk near Ryan Bridge.

There are no further details at this time about the “vehicle incident” or what led to the lengthy highway closure.


Highway 3 is fully closed following a “vehicle incident” Monday morning between Yahk and Moyie.

Drive BC is reporting the closure near Ryan Bridge, approximately 7 kilometres east of Yahk.

The road is fully closed as a result of the vehicle incident and there is no available detour.

Drive BC said an assessment is in progress and they will provide an update once Highway 3 is open to traffic in any capacity.

Bradley Jones
Bradley Jones
Delivering local news and sports in the East Kootenay since April 2016, Bradley now calls Cranbrook home. Born and raised in Airdrie, AB, Bradley graduated from Lethbridge College, and has been a journalist, news anchor and reporter since 2014. Bradley took on local News Director responsibilities when he moved to Cranbrook in 2016. He is now Vista Radio's Kootenay News Director, managing and overseeing all news operations at the company's five regional radio stations in Cranbrook, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, and Grand Forks.

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