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Highway 1 reopens hours after semi-trucks collide near Kamloops

A section of Highway 1 near Savona, B.C., is pictured on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. (DriveBC) A section of Highway 1 near Savona, B.C., is pictured on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. (DriveBC)
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Traffic on a busy B.C. highway was impacted for hours after two semi-trucks collided west of Kamloops, B.C., Friday.

The B.C. Transportation Ministry said an 11.3-kilometre stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway was closed in both directions in the morning.

Drivers were able to get through the area between Tobiano and Savona, but only through a single-lane of alternating traffic.

The road was finally cleared between Tunkwa Lake Road and Cavessson Way shortly before 2 p.m.

In a brief advisory, the Kamloops RCMP said two semi-trucks collided on the highway, but no further details were provided. Officers asked the public to use alternative routes if possible during the closure.

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