Update:
Highway 1 has reopened west of Kamloops after being closed for several hours while emergency crews responded to a fatal collision.
Original:
Highway 1 is closed in both directions 20 to 30 km west of Kamloops due to a fatal collision.
TkBԪַemlúps Rural RCMP Detachment said at around 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, frontline officers were called to a two-vehicle collision on the highway. Three people were transported to hospital with unknown injuries and another is deceased.
BԪַMotorists are asked to please avoid the area and watch DriveBC for updates related to the closure,BԪַ said Corporal Crystal Evelyn, TkBԪַemlúps Rural RCMP Detachment spokesperson.
No further information is available at this time. Anyone who witnessed or has video related to this investigation is asked to please contact the TkBԪַemlúps Detachment at 250-314-1800.
DriveBC said its next update will be at 6 p.m.