Drivers are reporting a truck fire on the Coquihalla Highway as crews close off the right lane of the highway near Falls Lake.
Drive BC reported a vehicle incident northbound on Highway 5 at around 10:30 a.m. Crews are en route, Drive BC tweeted, and urged drivers to slow down on approach to the incident.
#BCHwy5 - Vehicle incident NB on the #Coquihalla just before Falls Lake. Right lanes blocked, assessment in progress. Crews en route, slow down upon approach and drive carefully. #HopeBC #Merritt
— DriveBC (@DriveBC) July 22, 2020
Several drivers reported a vehicle fire, with one person tweeting that there was a “pretty intense car fire” they had just driven past. Another driver took a photo of the burning vehicle stating that there was a truck fire just past the Snowshed.
More to follow.
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