TransCanada Highway #1 closed at Sicamous due to a vehicle accident. Bridge closed between Old Spallumcheen Rd and Gill Ave for 0.5 km (Sicamous), with a detour in effect via Hwy 97A and Hwy 97B. Next update time Sat Aug 24 at 4:30 PM PDT.
Sicamous RCMP say they are investigating a likely fatality after a single-vehicle accident on the Bruhn Bridge resulted in a semi-truck submerged in the channel.
Just before 7 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24, an eastbound semi on Highway 1 crashed through the barrier of the bridge and sank to the bottom of the approximately 30 feet-deep water.
“The driver’s presumed deceased at this time,” Sgt. Murray McNeil said. “The Royal Canadian Marine Search & Rescue has been out since early this morning and the driver has not been located… and we have the RCMP dive team called in and they’ll go in and see if they can recover the driver.”