UPDATE: Coquihalla reopened after crash

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The Coquihalla highway northbound was reopened around 4 p.m. yesterday, Feb. 3. A crash prompted the closure of B.C. Highway 5 near Inks Lake, exit 355, according to DriveBC.

There was no detour. 

Several photos on social media show a crashed semi truck with a long line up of vehicles behind it.

Jackknifed semi heading northbound on #Hwy5 #Kamloops pic.twitter.com/8MVAAoUesE

— Kara E (@KaraEvs) February 3, 2017

@983cifm @RadioNLNews @CFJC_Today est bound brake check Coq. Dead stop pic.twitter.com/D2HjUoYJyb

— Brad Marshall (@bradjmarshall) February 3, 2017

– This story was updated at 10 a.m. on Feb. 4 to inclue new information from DriveBC. 

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