Serious crash shuts down Trans Canada Highway in B.C.

By News Staff

Posted Jun 4, 2014 12:10 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Two people have been flown to hospital after a serious crash on Highway 1 near Field, B.C. early Tuesday night.

STARS spokesman Cam Heke tells 660News, they responded around 6:30 to reports of a head-on crash just south of Field.

The crash closed down both directions of the Trans Canada Highway for hours.

There’s still no word on the condition of the victims.

According to the Drive BC website, a single lane of alternating traffic began moving around 9 pm.

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