Massive delays on Sea to Sky after “major vehicle incident” near Squamish
A “major vehicle incident” has forced the closure of part of the Sea to Sky Highway and Mounties in Squamish are on the lookout for a white Honda with rear end damage and that is missing a part of its rear bumper.
Right now, the highway has been shut down northbound near Lions Bay.
ROAD ALERT: #BCHighway99 closed NB at Lionsbay due to major vehicle incident. Expect closure to be lengthy. Updates to come as received. SB open.@MountainFMradio @squamishchief @SeatoSkyHighway @AM730Traffic @DriveBC @CityNewsTraffic @SqReporter @WestVanPolice
— Squamish RCMP (@SquamishRCMP) September 27, 2022
RCMP tweeted officers are in the process of trying to reopen one northbound lane.
According to DriveBC, an assessment is underway and the estimated time of reopening is 6 pm.
BCEHS says it was called to the scene Tuesday but did not transport anyone to the hospital.
“BCEHS received a call at 11:17 this morning about a single-vehicle motor vehicle incident involving a motorcycle on Highway 99 in Lions Bay,” a statement from BCEHS said in part.
The Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service — which is responsible for the forensic reconstruction of collisions that result in serious injury or death throughout the province — is also on scene.
Daily Hive has reached out to Squamish RCMP for more information.
More to come…
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