An active criminal investigation is underway following an accident that closed Highway 97 near 150 Mile on Friday (Sept 22) night.
Staff Sergeant Brad McKinnon, Detachment Commander with the Williams Lake RCMP, confirms that impairment is believed to be a factor in the crash.
He says police, Central Cariboo Search & Rescue, and BC Ambulance were are called to a two-vehicle collision at Mission Road at around 6:30 p.m.
McKinnon says the collision involved an SUV and a pickup and fortunately no one was seriously hurt.
The Highway was closed until around 11 o’clock.
