Crash near Helmcken overpass on Trans-Canada Highway backs up traffic

Investigators have cleared the Trans-Canada Highway near the Helmcken overpass after a crash involving two vehicles Monday afternoon.

West Shore RCMP tells CHEK News a driver travelling northbound crossed into southbound traffic and hit a truck driving south.

The reason the vehicle ended up in the southbound travel lanes is under investigation, though the scene has been cleared and traffic is getting back to normal.

The driver of the truck was not seriously injured, but the driver of the other vehicle was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

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