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Highway 97 re-opens to traffic after motor vehicle incident involving pedestrian

Update 9:10am

All lanes have re-opened along Highway 97 according to Drive BC.

Original Story at 8:41 AM

A pedestrian was taken to hospital after being struck by a semi in the Lavally Road area along Highway 97 south of Quesnel.

According to the RCMP, it happened just after midnight (Thursday).

The highway was closed for several hours but has since re-opened to single-lane alternating.

We will have more information as it becomes available.

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