UPDATE: Friday, May 9:
The accident on Highway 97A Thursday killed one person.
The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP received a report of a two-vehicle collision in the 1900-block of George Street in Enderby at around 2:30 p.m. Officers responded to the location and found that a motorcycle had collided with a dump truck at the location.
"The investigation determined the dump truck was stopped in the southbound lane when the motorcycle ran into it from behind," said RCMP media liaison officer Const. Chris Terleski.
The motorcycle rider was declared deceased at the scene.
George Street was closed and traffic was detoured for a period of time to allow police to conduct their investigation.
Update: 5:30 p.m.
Highway 97A has reopened in Enderby as the scene of a vehicle incident at Meadow Crescent has been cleared, DriveBC reports.
The highway was closed for roughly two and a half hours.
Original:
An incident involving a motorcycle has closed Highway 97A in Enderby Thursday afternoon.
The highway is closed in both directions at Meadow Crescent due to the incident that occurred between Knight Avenue and Brickyard Road, DriveBC reported around 3 p.m. May 8.
No detour is available and drivers can expect major delays, according to DriveBC.
BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) received a call about the incident involving a motorcycle around 2:30 p.m. Two ambulances with primary care paramedics and one ambulance with advanced care paramedics responded to the scene.
No patients were transported to hospital, according to BCEHS public information officer Brian Twaites.
Social media reports indicated an air ambulance had landed near the scene, but Twaites did not confirm that an air ambulance attended, making no mention of an air ambulance in an emailed response to The Morning Star.
An assessment is in progress and DriveBC's next update will come at 6 p.m.
The Morning Star has reached out to the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP for more information but has not yet received a response.
