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Mudslide closes Highway 1 between Lytton and Spences Bridge

A mudslide shut down the Trans Canada Highway late Wednesday in both directions between Lytton — located about 150 kilometres northeast of Vancouver — and Spences Bridge.

DriveBC says there is no detour available and a slope assessment will be conducted at first light

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A container truck is seen floating among a sea of debris and mud.
A flood has closed Highway 1 near Spences Bridge, B.C. on Aug. 10. (J.R. Drynock/Facebook)

A section of Highway 1 north of B.C.'s Fraser Canyon remains closed Thursday, more than 12 hours after a mudslide hit the road.

The slide shut down the Trans Canada Highway late Wednesday in both directions between Lytton — located about 150 kilometres northeast of Vancouver — and Spences Bridge, between the junctions with Highway 8 and Highway 12.

There is no detour available and an assessment is still in progress, DriveBC said. The next update is not expected until 4 p.m. PT.

Witnesses said it was pouring rain before the mudslide.

An image of Highway 1 between Spences Bridge and Bighorn on Aug. 10. Witnesses say it was pouring rain before the mudslide hit the road. (J.R. Drynock/Facebook)

DriveBC initially reported flooding in the area of Ashcroft, Spences Bridge and Lytton around 8:30 p.m. The highway was closed around 9:30 p.m. PT.

Environment Canada radar showed moderate to heavy rain moving over the slide area between 7:10 p.m. and 7:50 p.m.

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