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Highway 3 closed after fatality accident
An early morning single fatality accident has closed Highway 3 east of Cranbrook.
Emergency crews were called out at 5:48 a.m. to an accident scene two kilometres west of Wardner.
Initial report states that the driver of a pickup truck swerved to miss a cow on the highway and collided head-on with a semi-trailer.
The vehicle was eastbound when the driver lost control and was struck by a westbound commercial vehicle. A small fire erupted but others managed to extinguish it.
Cranbrook RCMP and Southeast District Traffic Services report the deceased is a 44-year-old Cranbrook resident.
Traffic services along with a collision analyst and coroner are on the scene. The highway will remain closed until the scene examination is complete.
The estimated opening time of Highway 3 is 3 p.m. A detour is available via the Wardner-Fort Steele Road. Please take care if taking the detour as that road will be extremely busy with long weekend traffic.
Check www.drivebc.ca for updates on the highway.
Photo by Chad St. Pierre
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