Highway 99 near Lions Bay reopens following 3 hour closure
A section of Highway 99 was closed for 3 hours Wednesday following a collision
RCMP confirm they have opened Highway 99 near Brunswick Beach Road in both directions, after it was closed for more than three hours Wednesday morning due to a collision.
RCMP opened one northbound lane at about 10:25 AM P.T. Wednesday, and opened both southbound lanes at about 11:00 AM P.T. after clearing the collision scene.
Three people have been taken to hospital, according to BC Emergency Services.
One patient was air-lifted to hospital in critical condition, said Sgt. Jolaine Percival with the Squamish RCMP.
A black Mercedes sedan heading north on the Sea to Sky highway near Lions Bay crossed the median and collided with a blue Hyundai Sante Fe in the southbound lane at 7:40 A.M PT Wednesday, according to RCMP.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCHwy99?src=hash">#BCHwy99</a> is closed at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BrunswickCreek?src=hash">#BrunswickCreek</a> 2km north of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LionsBay?src=hash">#LionsBay</a> due to vehicle incident. No detour. Will likely remain closed until after noon.
—@DriveBCIntegrated collision analysts have been called to the scene to investigate the incident.
Sea to Sky Traffic Services is asking anyone who saw the collision to call 604-892-6100 and site file number 2016-2438.
With files from Glen Kugelstadt, Helen Joyce