Hwy 97 in northern B.C. closed after road incident: police

A road incident Wednesday has forced the closure of a northern B.C. highway, the site of two deadly collisions nearly six months ago.

In a release, RCMP said they closed Highway 97 in both directions, and advised drivers to avoid the highway while officers investigate the scene. 

Police said they received reports of an incident involving two cars around 1:22 p.m. PT Wednesday, three kilometres north of Bear Lake, which is about 74 kilometres north of Prince George.

“The highway will remain closed for an extended period of time as emergency crews are working,” Cpl. Jennifer Cooper, media relations officer for Prince George RCMP, said in a written statement.

“Currently there are no

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