UPDATE: Highway 5 north of Kamloops reopens

KAMLOOPS – A vehicle incident that closed lanes on Highway 5 on the outskirts of Kamloops has been cleared/

DriveBC said the incident occurred shortly before 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at CN Junction Road. Both northbound lanes and the southbound fast lane were closed before the road reopened at 1:40 p.m.

OPEN – #BCHwy5 – Vehicle incident northbound at the CN Junction Rd, north of #Kamloops. The highway is open to single lane alternating traffic. Crews are on scene. Obey traffic control, expect delays.
More info here: https://t.co/0J9t5srJ53

— Drive BC (@DriveBC) October 5, 2019

There is currently no word on the cause of the incident or any resulting injuries.

-This story was updated at 1:56 p.m.

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