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By James Peters

Highway Crash

Serious crash closes Highway 97A near Sicamous

Oct 6, 2020 | 11:34 AM

MARA, B.C. — Highway 97A south of Sicamous has been blocked for a large portion of the morning after a crash involving a semi.

In an email to CFJC Today, BC RCMP Traffic Services spokesman Cpl. Mike Halskov says the crash took place near Mara at about 9:45 a.m.

Halskov says he can’t confirm reports of injuries or fatalities, but notes it appears to have involved a semi and a passenger vehicle.

A photo posted to social media shows the semi tractor off the road toward the bank of Mara Lake.

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Halskov notes it’s not certain when the area will be cleared for traffic to resume.