By Dave Barry

Hail storm

UPDATE: Coquihalla re-opens after flash storm

Jun 24, 2019 | 1:11 PM

KAMLOOPS — UPDATE: A flash hail storm on the Coquihalla this afternoon led a pair of crashes when the inclement weather forced a few vehicles off the road.

The collisions happened before noon when hail suddenly hit a section of the Coquihalla near the Logan Lake exit.

According to the BC Ambulance Service, there were two separate incidents with eight people involved.

One of the passengers was airlifted to Royal Inland Hospital in serious condition.

The seven others were stable and taken to hospital by ground.

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The chaos closed the Coquihalla in both directions for a couple hours this afternoon.

Image Credit: CFJC Today / Chad Klassen

Image Credit: CFJC Today / Chad Klassen

EARLIER: A main highway linking the Interior to the Lower Mainland has been closed. Argo Roads says traffic has been stopped on the Coquihalla highway, approximately 1 kilometre north of the Lac Le June overpass.

CFJC Today received reports of several vehicles off the highway following a hail storm. The storm struck around noon.

Ambulances have been seen travelling north from the scene, in the direction of Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.

DriveBC has not set a time for the highway to reopen.