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Crash Slows Highway Traffic in Lake Country
Both trucks were heavily damaged and one landed on the sidewalk, while police and emergency crews investigated the cause.
- On Oct. 13, a two-truck collision closed Highway 97 southbound at Pollard Road in Lake Country around 6:15 a.m. The crash blocked southbound lanes and restricted northbound traffic to the right lane.
- Both trucks sustained heavy damage in the collision; one vehicle came to rest on the sidewalk along Highway 97 near the old OKGN Market. The cause of the crash remains unknown.
- Traffic on either side of Pollard Road is limited to southbound access only. The right lane of Highway 97 southbound reopened by 7:11 a.m., allowing one lane in each direction.
- Lake Country RCMP, the Lake Country Fire Department , and Emergency Health Services responded to the scene. Members of LCFD are cleaning up debris in the intersection.
- Officials have not yet confirmed whether anyone sustained injuries in the collision. Both damaged trucks require tow trucks for removal as the investigation into the cause continues.
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