One dead after an accident on Highway 97 near Monte Creek, BC | globalnews.ca

BC Highway Patrol confirmed Tuesday evening that one person has died after a multi-vehicle crash highway 97 Around the Monte Creek area, near Kamloops.

DriveBC closed the highway around 11:30 am on Tuesday due to the accident and later reopened it around 7:30 pm.

The incident involved two vehicles, a semi-truck and a car, the BC Highway Patrol says the truck rolled over the vehicle.

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A spokesperson for the BC Highway Patrol told Global News that the BC Coroners Service, Collision Analyst Service and emergency crews were called to the scene.

One person has been confirmed dead and it is not known whether others are injured.

The investigation is on.

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