Multi-vehicle crash closes Sea to Sky Highway during rush hour

VANCOUVER – A crash closed down the Sea to Sky Highway in both directions Tuesday, snarling traffic during the evening rush hour.

Authorities said multiple vehicles collided sometime before 5:30 p.m. at Porteau Cove, about halfway between West Vancouver and Squamish.

It's unclear whether anyone was seriously hurt in the accident.

Emergency crews had to temporarily shut down the northbound and southbound lanes of the busy highway, but they cleared the accident and reopened all lanes within about an hour.

Squamish RCMP asked commuters to be drive carefully through the area Tuesday night because emergency personnel might still be on scene.

Traffic at a standstill on the Sea to Sky Hwy near Porteau Cove. No cars moving in either direction. Drivers out of their cars. Must be a bad crash ahead. #seatosky #hwy99 pic.twitter.com/IGwBMI4FnD

— Brent Shearer (@brentrshearer) November 13, 2019

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  Cars are seen backed up on the Sea to Sky Highway as emergency crews deal with an accident south of Squamish on Nov. 12, 2019. (Twitter/Brent Shearer)